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Effects of long term antiepileptic therapy on serum trace element levels in epileptic children

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/intox-2020-0008 | Journal eISSN: 1337-9569 | Journal ISSN: 1337-6853
Language: English
Page range: 65 - 71
Submitted on: Oct 17, 2017
Accepted on: Mar 17, 2018
Published on: Jan 27, 2025
Published by: Slovak Academy of Sciences, Institute of Experimental Pharmacology & Toxicology, Centre of Experimental Medicine
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