The course of untreated epilepsy

British Medical Journal

Volumn 297, Issue 6654, 1988, Pages 948-950

  Elwes, R D C ^a   Johnson, A L ^a   Reynolds, E H ^a  

^a KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE;

EID: 0023730236     PISSN: 02670623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.297.6654.948     Document Type: Article

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