The cochrane collaboration: Systematic reviews and their relevance to epilepsy

Epilepsia

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 917-921

  Marson, A ^a,d   Beghi, E ^c   Berg, A ^b   Chadwick, David ^a,d   Tonini, C ^c  

^a WALTON CENTRE FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

^b School for Allied Health Professions   (United States)

^c MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^d WALTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EPILEPSY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION;

EID: 0029840726     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1157.1996.tb00526.x     Document Type: Article

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