Seizures in children: laboratory diagnosis and management.
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2007;28;405 Pediatrics in Review Philippe Major and Elizabeth A. Thiele Seizures in Children : Laboratory Diagnosis and Management http://pedsinreview.aappublications.org/content/28/11/405 located on the World Wide Web at: The online version of this article, along with updated information and services, is df http://pedsinreview.aappublications.org/http://pedsinreview.aappublications.org/content/30/5/181.full.p An erratum has been published regarding this article. Please see the attached page for: Pediatrics. All rights reserved. Print ISSN: 0191-9601. Boulevard, Elk Grove Village, Illinois, 60007. Copyright © 2007 by the American Academy of published, and trademarked by the American Academy of Pediatrics, 141 Northwest Point publication, it has been published continuously since 1979. Pediatrics in Review is owned, Pediatrics in Review is the official journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics. A monthly
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Pediatrics in review
دوره 28 11 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2007