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Medical and employment-related costs of epilepsy in the USA

Amy Metcalfe Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Calgary, 1403 29 Street NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 2T9, Canada; Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Calgary, 1403 29 Street NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 2T9, Canada
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Nathalie Jetté Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Calgary, 1403 29 Street NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 2T9, Canada;[email protected]
Pages 645-647 | Published online: 09 Jan 2014

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