Dexamethasone improved disability in acute bacterial meningitis.
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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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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- ACP journal club
دوره 138 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2003