Diazepam in Status Epilepticus
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Use of diazepam in treatment of severe convulsive status epilepticus.
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Disease in Childhood
سال: 1970
ISSN: 0003-9888,1468-2044
DOI: 10.1136/adc.45.240.285