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Serum levels of zinc and copper in epileptic children during long-term therapy with anticonvulsants

Mahmood D. Al-Mendalawi
Neurosciences Journal April 2016, 21 (2) 175-176; DOI: https://doi.org/10.17712/nsj.2016.2.20160033
Mahmood D. Al-Mendalawi
Department of Pediatrics, Baghdad University Baghdad, Iraq
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