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How to do it: bedside ultrasound to assist lumbar puncture
- Correspondence to Dr Stefan Williams, Department of Neurology, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds General Infirmary, Great George Street, Leeds LS1 3EX, UK; stefanwilliams{at}doctors.org.uk
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How to do it: bedside ultrasound to assist lumbar puncture
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- Accepted October 22, 2016
- First published November 28, 2016.
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February 23, 2017
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