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Editorial
. 2001 Sep 8;323(7312):523-4.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.323.7312.523.

Legacy of bacterial meningitis in infancy. Many children continue to suffer functionally important deficits

K Grimwood
Editorial

Legacy of bacterial meningitis in infancy. Many children continue to suffer functionally important deficits

K Grimwood. BMJ. .
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