Epilepsy Surgery in India : All India Institute of Medical Sciences Experience

Journal of Association of Physicians of India

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 492-495

  Bhatia, M ^a   Singh, V P ^a   Jain, S ^a   Gaekwad, S ^a   Bal, C S ^a   Sarkar, C ^a   Padma, M V ^a   Gupta, S ^a   Dash, H H ^a   Maheshwari, M C ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INDIA; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0033123303     PISSN: 00045772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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