Dexamethasone improved disability in acute bacterial meningitis.

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  • Stephen D Shafran
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and commentary also appear in ACP Journal Club. 86 Volume 8 May/June 2003 EBM Therapeutics www.evidence-basedmedicine.com group.bmj.com on October 26, 2017 Published by http://ebm.bmj.com/ Downloaded from

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • ACP journal club

دوره 138 3  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2003