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Comment
. 2006 Jan-Feb;6(1):27-9.
doi: 10.1111/j.1535-7511.2005.00087.x.

In the end, new antiepileptics may be less expensive than older antiepileptics for geriatric patients

Andres M Kanner
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In the end, new antiepileptics may be less expensive than older antiepileptics for geriatric patients

Andres M Kanner. Epilepsy Curr. 2006 Jan-Feb.
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