Cannabis-based products for pediatric epilepsy: An updated systematic review
@article{Elliott2020CannabisbasedPF, title={Cannabis-based products for pediatric epilepsy: An updated systematic review}, author={Jesse Elliott and Deirdre DeJean and Tammy Clifford and Doug Coyle and Beth K. Potter and Becky Skidmore and Christine Alexander and Alexander E. Repetski and Vijay Shukla and Bl{\'a}thnaid McCoy and George A. Wells}, journal={Seizure}, year={2020}, volume={75}, pages={18-22} }
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