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Frequency of antiepileptic drugs and response change in pediatric patients receiving 2 or more antiepileptic drugs

Abla M. Albsoul-Younes, Amira T. Masri, Lobna F. Gharaibeh, Amer A. Murtaja and Abdelkarim A. Al-Qudah
Neurosciences Journal August 2020, 25 (4) 269-275; DOI: https://doi.org/10.17712/nsj.2020.4.20190113
Abla M. Albsoul-Younes
From the Department of Biopharmaceutics and Clinical Pharmacy (Albsoul-Younes, Gharaibeh, Murtaja), School of Pharmacy, Department of Pediatrics (Masri, Al-Qudah), School of Medicine, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan
BSc, PhD
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Amira T. Masri
From the Department of Biopharmaceutics and Clinical Pharmacy (Albsoul-Younes, Gharaibeh, Murtaja), School of Pharmacy, Department of Pediatrics (Masri, Al-Qudah), School of Medicine, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan
MD, PhD
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Lobna F. Gharaibeh
From the Department of Biopharmaceutics and Clinical Pharmacy (Albsoul-Younes, Gharaibeh, Murtaja), School of Pharmacy, Department of Pediatrics (Masri, Al-Qudah), School of Medicine, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan
BSc, MSc, PhD
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Amer A. Murtaja
From the Department of Biopharmaceutics and Clinical Pharmacy (Albsoul-Younes, Gharaibeh, Murtaja), School of Pharmacy, Department of Pediatrics (Masri, Al-Qudah), School of Medicine, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan
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Abdelkarim A. Al-Qudah
From the Department of Biopharmaceutics and Clinical Pharmacy (Albsoul-Younes, Gharaibeh, Murtaja), School of Pharmacy, Department of Pediatrics (Masri, Al-Qudah), School of Medicine, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan
MD, ABCN
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Neurosciences Journal Aug 2020, 25 (4) 269-275; DOI: 10.17712/nsj.2020.4.20190113
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