Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis and chronic viral encephalitis

Handbook of Clinical Neurology

Volumn 112, Issue , 2013, Pages 1183-1189

  Anlar, Banu ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

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EID: 84876794634     PISSN: 00729752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-444-52910-7.00039-8     Document Type: Chapter

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