Febrile and other occasional seizures

Handbook of Clinical Neurology

Volumn 111, Issue , 2013, Pages 477-491

  Bast, T ^a   Carmant, L ^b  

^a Epilepsy Centre Kork   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

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EID: 84876807981     PISSN: 00729752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-444-52891-9.00052-X     Document Type: Chapter

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