Myelomeningocele: surgical trends and predictors of outcome in the United States, 1988-2010.

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• Publication year

  2014

• Venue

  Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics

• Publication date

  2014-06-01

• Fields of study

  Medicine

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  DOI 10.3171/2014.3.PEDS13597PMID 24702620
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