Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 44, Issue 1 , Pages 71-73 , July 2004

Clinical assessment of meningitis in adults

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doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2004.03.026

Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 44, Issue 1 , Pages 71-73 , July 2004

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