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. 2002 Sep;87(3):181–183. doi: 10.1136/adc.87.3.181

The role of lumbar puncture in suspected CNS infection—a disappearing skill?

R Kneen 1, T Solomon 1, R Appleton 1
PMCID: PMC1719245  PMID: 12193421

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