P5: Evaluating Executive Functions in Patients with Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy Using Frontal Assessment Battery
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عنوان ژورنال
دوره 6 شماره 3
صفحات 32- 32
تاریخ انتشار 2018-07
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