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Optic nerve sheath diameter: An ultrasonographic window to view raised intracranial pressure?

Citation Information : Optic nerve sheath diameter: An ultrasonographic window to view raised intracranial pressure?. Indian J Crit Care Med 2014; 18 (11):707-708.

DOI: 10.4103/0972-5229.144007

License: CC BY-ND 3.0

Published Online: 01-09-2008

Copyright Statement:  Copyright © 2014; The Author(s).


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