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National Trends in Lumbar Puncture from 2010 to 2018: A Shift Reversal from the Emergency Department to the Hospital Setting for Radiologists and Advanced Practice Providers

L.M. Trunz, A.V. Gandhi, A.D. Karambelkar, S.M. Lange, V.M. Rao and A.E. Flanders
American Journal of Neuroradiology November 2020, DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A6870
L.M. Trunz
aFrom the Department of Radiology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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A.V. Gandhi
aFrom the Department of Radiology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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A.D. Karambelkar
aFrom the Department of Radiology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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S.M. Lange
aFrom the Department of Radiology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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V.M. Rao
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A.E. Flanders
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American Journal of Neuroradiology Nov 2020, DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A6870
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