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Comment
. 2008 Aug 12;5(8):e172.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0050172.

Children are not just small adults: the urgent need for high-quality trial evidence in children

Terry P Klassen  1 , Lisa Hartling, Jonathan C Craig, Martin Offringa
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Children are not just small adults: the urgent need for high-quality trial evidence in children

Terry P Klassen et al. PLoS Med. .

Abstract

Terry Klassen and colleagues discuss a new study examining whether children and adults with drug-resistant partial epilepsy respond differently to antiepileptic drugs.

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Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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