Visual field defect associated with vigabatrin: observational cohort study.

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  • L V Wilton
  • M D Stephens
  • R D Mann
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عنوان ژورنال:
  • BMJ

دوره 319 7218  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 1999