Analysis of emergency department management of suspected bacterial meningitis

David A. Talan; Jeffrey J. Guterman; Gary D. Overturf; Craig Singer; Jerome R. Hoffman; Bret Lambert

doi:10.1016/s0196-0644(89)80213-6

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MedicineAntibioticsInterquartile rangeEmergency departmentMedical recordMeningitisBacterial meningitisEmergency medicinePediatricsInternal medicineMicrobiology

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Year: 1989
Type: article
Volume: 18
Issue: 8
Pages: 856-862
Citations: 78
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                                    David A. Talan, 
                                
                                    Jeffrey J. Guterman, 
                                
                                    Gary D. Overturf
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (1989). 
                            Analysis of emergency department management of suspected bacterial meningitis. 
                            Annals of Emergency Medicine
                            , 18
                            (8)
                            , 856-862.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/s0196-0644(89)80213-6
                        

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DOI: 10.1016/s0196-0644(89)80213-6