The epidemiology of the epilepsies

Handbook of Clinical Neurology

Volumn 107, Issue , 2012, Pages 113-133

  Neligan, Aidan ^a   Hauser, Willard A ^b   Sander, Josemir W ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^c STICHTING EPILEPSIE INSTELLINGEN NEDERLAND SEIN   (Netherlands)

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EID: 84865585020     PISSN: 00729752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-444-52898-8.00006-9     Document Type: Chapter

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