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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