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Weighing the negatives, CT/LP or CT/CTA for patients at risk of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage

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McCormack, R.F. Weighing the negatives, CT/LP or CT/CTA for patients at risk of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. Can J Emerg Med 24, 668–669 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s43678-022-00329-6

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