Anti-epileptic drug utilization and treatment outcome among epileptic patients on follow-up in a resource poor setting
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Epileptic psychoses and anticonvulsant drug treatment.
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Young Pharmacists
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0975-1483
DOI: 10.5530/jyp.2014.3.8