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Lumbar punctures: use and diagnostic efficiency in emergency medical departments
International Journal of Emergency Medicine, 11/25/09
Majed B et al. – The results are in accordance with the few published surveys on this topic. LP efficiency is modest but must be considered in light of the seriousness of suspected diagnoses. However, the search for differential diagnoses should not be neglected.
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