Febrile Seizures

Journal of Pediatric Health Care

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 250-255

  Leung, Alexander K C ^a   Robson, W Lane M ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; FEBRILE CONVULSION; HUMAN; PROGNOSIS;

ALBERTA; CANADA; HUMANS; PROGNOSIS; SEIZURES, FEBRILE;

EID: 34250886209     PISSN: 08915245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pedhc.2006.10.006     Document Type: Article

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