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. 1998 Jan;78(1):89–94. doi: 10.1136/adc.78.1.89

Diagnosis and management of benign intracranial hypertension

D Soler 1, T Cox 1, P Bullock 1, D Calver 1, R Robinson 1
PMCID: PMC1717437  PMID: 9534686

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