Levetiracetam and lamotrigine effects as mono- and polytherapy on bone mineral density in epileptic patients
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عنوان ژورنال: Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
سال: 2018
ISSN: 1678-4227,0004-282X
DOI: 10.1590/0004-282x20180068