Gabapentin may cause reversible visual field constriction
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Gabapentin may cause reversible visual field constriction.
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عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 2006
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.332.7551.1193