Editorial
doi: 10.1136/bmj.39065.460208.80.
Treatment of epilepsy in developing countries
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Editorial
Treatment of epilepsy in developing countries
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Abstract
Cheap and effective drugs exist but are not accessible to most patients
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Side effects of phenobarbital and carbamazepine in childhood epilepsy: randomised controlled trial.BMJ. 2007 Jun 9;334(7605):1207. doi: 10.1136/bmj.39022.436389.BE. Epub 2006 Dec 4. BMJ. 2007. PMID: 17145735 Free PMC article. Clinical Trial.
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