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Published on August 1, 2009 | http://doi.org/10.5867/medwave.2009.08.4079

Febrile seizures in children

Convulsiones febriles en pediatría

Yanisvel Imara Rolo Naranjo

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Yanisvel Imara Rolo Naranjo

Hospital Pediátrico José Martí, Cuba

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Citation Rolo Naranjo YI. Febrile seizures in children. Medwave 2009;9(08):e4079 doi: 10.5867/medwave.2009.08.4079

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