Seizure: European Journal of Epilepsy
Volume 19, Issue 4 , Pages 253-255 , May 2010

Attitudes towards epilepsy surgery: A nationwide survey among Swedish neurologists

  • Eva Kumlien

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Department of Neuroscience, Uppsala University Hospital, S-751 85 Uppsala, Sweden. Tel.: +46 18 6115039; fax: +46 18 6115027.
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  • Peter Mattsson

Received 24 September 2009 ,Revised 27 January 2010 ,Accepted 5 February 2010.

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PII: S1059-1311(10)00030-0

doi: 10.1016/j.seizure.2010.02.001

Seizure: European Journal of Epilepsy
Volume 19, Issue 4 , Pages 253-255 , May 2010

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