Idiopathic Generalized Epilepsy is Not Restricted to Young Patients
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عنوان ژورنال: Epilepsy Currents
سال: 2003
ISSN: 1535-7597,1535-7511
DOI: 10.1046/j.1535-7597.2003.03406.x