Ethosuximide induced agranulocytosis
โ Scribed by Tadashi Imai; Hitoshi Okada; Masanori Nanba; Kou Kawada; Takashi Kusaka; Susumu Itoh
- Book ID
- 114249001
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 125 KB
- Volume
- 25
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0387-7604
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