Complications of intracranial pressure monitoring in fulminant hepatic failure
@article{Armstrong1993ComplicationsOI,
title={Complications of intracranial pressure monitoring in fulminant hepatic failure},
author={IanR. Armstrong and Antony Pollok and Alistair Lee and Andres T. Blei and R. Levy},
journal={The Lancet},
year={1993},
volume={341},
pages={690-691}
}66 Citations
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