Treatment of epilepsy in developing countries

British Medical Journal

Volumn 334, Issue 7605, 2007, Pages 1175-1176

  Perucca, Emilio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; PHENOBARBITAL; VALPROIC ACID; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG COST; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; EDITORIAL; EPILEPSY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPATHY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; NOTE;

ANTICONVULSANTS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EPILEPSY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS;

EID: 34250377225     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.39065.460208.80     Document Type: Editorial

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