Reply to Meningitis secondary to spinal anaesthesia: Not always bacterial meningitis;Respuesta a meningitis asociada a anestesia espinal: No siempre bacteriana

Neurologia

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 442-443

  Laguna del Estal, P ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO PUERTA DE HIERRO   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LETTER; MENINGITIS; SPINAL ANESTHESIA;

EID: 79961171445     PISSN: 02134853     EISSN: 15781968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nrl.2011.01.017     Document Type: Letter

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