Phenobarbitone: Indian Epilepsy Society- Consensus Document

Man Mohan Mehndiratta; Satish Jain; Parampreet S. Kharbanda; Pravina Shah; Manjari Tripathi; Sita Jayalakshmi; Sheffali Gulati; Suvasini Sharma; Sangeeta Ravat

doi:10.1016/S2213-6320(15)00063-9

International Journal of Epilepsy, Table of Contents

International Journal of Epilepsy 2015; 02(02): 101-105
DOI: 10.1016/S2213-6320(15)00063-9

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Phenobarbitone: Indian Epilepsy Society- Consensus Document

Man Mohan Mehndiratta

^aJanakpuri Super Speciality Hospital, New Delhi

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Satish Jain

^bIndian Epilepsy Centre, New Delhi

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Parampreet S. Kharbanda

^cPostgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh

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Pravina Shah

^dFortis Hospital, Mulund, Mumbai, Maharashtra

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Manjari Tripathi

^eAll India Institute of Medical Sciences New Delhi

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Sita Jayalakshmi

^fKrishna Institute of Medical Sciences, Secunderabad, Telangana

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Sheffali Gulati

^gAll India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi

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Suvasini Sharma

^hLady Hardinge Medical College and Associated Kalawati Saran Children's Hospital, New Delhi

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Sangeeta Ravat

ⁱSeth G.S. Medical College and King Edward Memorial Hospital Mumbai

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