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Oh Data, Where Are Ye? Using Administrative Databases in Epilepsy Research

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 December 2014

Samuel Wiebe
Affiliation:
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Nathalie Jette
Affiliation:
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Copyright © The Canadian Journal of Neurological 2009

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