Genetics of idiopathic epilepsies

Handbook of Clinical Neurology

Volumn 111, Issue , 2013, Pages 567-578

  Nabbout, Rima ^a   Scheffer, Ingrid E ^b  

^a HÔPITAL NECKER ENFANTS MALADES   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

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EID: 84876814506     PISSN: 00729752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-444-52891-9.00059-2     Document Type: Chapter

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