Reference range for cerebrospinal fluid opening pressure in children

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 363, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 891-893

  Avery, Robert A ^a   Shah, Samir S ^a   Licht, Daniel J ^a   Seiden, Jeffrey A ^a   Huh, Jimmy W ^a   Boswinkel, Jan ^a   Ruppe, Michael D ^a   Chew, Amber ^a   Mistry, Rakesh D ^a   Liu, Grant T ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SEDATIVE AGENT;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; BODY MASS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID PRESSURE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; HUMAN; LETTER; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; SEDATION;

EID: 77956043685     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMc1004957     Document Type: Letter

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