Reproductive hormonal changes and catamenial pattern in adolescent females with epilepsy
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Epilepsia
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0013-9580,1528-1167
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2008.01622.x