Choosing the best operation for chronic subdural hematoma: a decision analysis.

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Published in J Neurosurg on September 01, 2010

Authors

Bradley C Lega1, Shabbar F Danish, Neil R Malhotra, Seema S Sonnad, Sherman C Stein

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Neurosurgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA. Bradley.Lega@uphs.upenn.edu

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