Screening tests for normal-pressure hydrocephalus: sensitivity, specificity, and cost.

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Published in J Neurosurg on December 01, 2006

Authors

Mark G Burnett1, Seema S Sonnad, Sherman C Stein

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Neurosurgery and Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA.

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