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Published in: Acta Neurochirurgica 1/2013

01-01-2013 | Letter to the editor

Surgical management of chronic subdural hematomas: in need of better evidence

Authors: Angelos G. Kolias, Rohitashwa Sinha, Hannah Park, Thomas Santarius, Peter J. Hutchinson

Published in: Acta Neurochirurgica | Issue 1/2013

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Response to: Minimally invasive decompression of chronic subdural haematomas using hollow screws: efficacy and safety in a consecutive series of 320 cases. Acta Neurochirurgica 2012;154(4):699–705. Krieg SM, Aldinger F, Stoffel M, Meyer B, Kreutzer J.
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Metadata
Title
Surgical management of chronic subdural hematomas: in need of better evidence
Authors
Angelos G. Kolias
Rohitashwa Sinha
Hannah Park
Thomas Santarius
Peter J. Hutchinson
Publication date
01-01-2013
Publisher
Springer Vienna
Published in
Acta Neurochirurgica / Issue 1/2013
Print ISSN: 0001-6268
Electronic ISSN: 0942-0940
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00701-012-1503-1

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