Double-blind comparison of lamotrigine and carbamazepine in newly diagnosed epilepsy. UK Lamotrigine/Carbamazepine Monotherapy Trial Group.

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Published in Lancet on February 25, 1995

Authors

M J Brodie1, A Richens, A W Yuen

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1: Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Western Infirmary, Glasgow, UK.

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