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Comparison of Radiologists and Other Specialists in the Performance of Lumbar Puncture Procedures Over Time

D.R. Johnson, M.D. Waid, E.Y. Rula, D.R. Hughes, A.B. Rosenkrantz and R. Duszak
American Journal of Neuroradiology June 2021, 42 (6) 1174-1181; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A7049
D.R. Johnson
aFrom the Department of Radiology (D.R.J.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
bDepartment of Neurology (D.R.J.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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M.D. Waid
cHarvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute (M.D.W., E.Y.R., D.R.H.), Reston, Virginia
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E.Y. Rula
cHarvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute (M.D.W., E.Y.R., D.R.H.), Reston, Virginia
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D.R. Hughes
cHarvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute (M.D.W., E.Y.R., D.R.H.), Reston, Virginia
dSchool of Economics (D.R.H.), Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia
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A.B. Rosenkrantz
eDepartment of Radiology (A.B.R.), NYU Langone Health, New York, New York
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R. Duszak
fDepartment of Radiology and Imaging Sciences (R.D.), Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
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