Epilepsy Surgery in Children in Resource Poor Setting
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Management of Epilepsy in Resource-Limited Areas: Establishing an Epilepsy Surgery Program in Iran
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عنوان ژورنال: The Indian Journal of Pediatrics
سال: 2020
ISSN: 0019-5456,0973-7693
DOI: 10.1007/s12098-020-03278-z