Epidemiologic aspects of epilepsy

Wyllie's Treatment of Epilepsy: Principles and Practice: Fifth Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 1-10

  Linehan, Christine ^a   Berg, Anne T ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

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