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Stop saying ‘ ‘ epileptic ’ ’ * yz
*Department of Neurology of Faculty of Medical Sciences of State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, SP, Brazil; yASPE (Assistência à Saúde de Pacientes com Epilepsia), Campinas, SP, Brazil; zCInAPCe Program (Cooperação Interinstitucional de Apoio à Pesquisas sobre o Cérebro), São Paulo State, Brazil; and xDepartment of Social and Preventive Medicine of Medical Sciences of State Univers...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Epilepsia
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0013-9580,1528-1167
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2008.01899.x