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Dexamethasone for chronic subdural hematoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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Turgut, M., Akhaddar, A. Dexamethasone for chronic subdural hematoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Acta Neurochir 159, 2289–2290 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00701-017-3341-7

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