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Tuberculous meningitis in children: diagnosis and treatment

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    M. Gourie-Devi M.D (Med), D.M. (Neuro) (Professor of Neurology)

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Gourie-Devi, M. Tuberculous meningitis in children: diagnosis and treatment. Indian J Pediatr 48, 239–247 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02817017

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