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AMMONIUM CHLORIDE AS AN ADJUVANT TO DIPHENYL-HYDANTOIN THERAPY, AND pH, BASE BICARBONATE AND SODIUM IN THE SERUM OF FORTY MENTALLY SUBNORMAL EPILEPTICS*
N. M. A. VIUKARI,
N. M. A. VIUKARI
Research Department, Rinnekoti Institute for the Mentally Retarded, Majalampi, and Department of Neurology, University of Helsinki, Finland.
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N. M. A. VIUKARI
Research Department, Rinnekoti Institute for the Mentally Retarded, Majalampi, and Department of Neurology, University of Helsinki, Finland.
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This study has been supported by the Rinnekoti Research Foundation.
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