VNS therapy

Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 276-277

  Murphy, William ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANADA; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMPLEX PARTIAL SEIZURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDITORIAL; EPILEPTIC STATE; FOCAL EPILEPSY; GENERALIZED EPILEPSY; GERIATRIC DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; NEUROSURGERY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION; WECHSLER MEMORY SCALE;

EID: 51349118178     PISSN: 03171671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0317167100008829     Document Type: Editorial

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