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. 2003 Sep;74(Suppl 3):iii2–iii9. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.74.suppl_3.iii2

Admission to neurological intensive care: who, when, and why?

R Howard, D Kullmann, N Hirsch
PMCID: PMC1765634  PMID: 12933908

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