Is it time to replace the Wada test?
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Neurology Bassel Abou-Khalil and Bradley L. Schlaggar Is it time to replace the Wada test? This information is current as of January 12, 2006 http://www.neurology.org/cgi/content/full/59/2/160 the World Wide Web at: The online version of this article, along with updated information and services, is located on ISSN: 0028-3878. Online ISSN: 1526-632X. Print published continuously since 1951. Copyright © 2002 by AAN Enterprises, Inc. All rights reserved. Neurology is the official journal of AAN Enterprises, Inc. A bi-monthly publication, it has been
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Neurology
دوره 59 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2002