Overview of Drugs Used for Epilepsy and Seizures: Etiology, Diagnosis, and Treatment

Overview

Journal P T

Specialty Pharmacology

Date 2010 Aug 7

PMID 20689626

Citations 119

Authors

Marvin M Goldenberg

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