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Mendeley readers
| Title |
The role of lumbar puncture in children with suspected central nervous system infection
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|---|---|
| Published in |
BMC Pediatrics, September 2002
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| DOI | 10.1186/1471-2431-2-8 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Rachel Kneen, Tom Solomon, Richard Appleton |
| Abstract |
The use of the lumbar puncture in the diagnosis of central nervous system infection in acutely ill children is controversial. Recommendations have been published but it is unclear whether they are being followed. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 15 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 15 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 6 | 40% |
| Student > Master | 2 | 13% |
| Other | 1 | 7% |
| Researcher | 1 | 7% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 1 | 7% |
| Other | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown | 4 | 27% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 9 | 60% |
| Neuroscience | 1 | 7% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 1 | 7% |
| Unknown | 4 | 27% |