The Effect of Vagal Nerve Stimulation on the Quality of Life in Pediatric Cases

137 ©Telif Hakkı 2017 Ege Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Çocuk Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları Anabilim Dalı ve Ege Çocuk Vakfı The Journal of Pediatric Research, Galenos Yayınevi tarafından basılmıştır. Ya z›fl ma Ad re si/Ad dress for Cor res pon den ce Dr. Hande Gazeteci Tekin, Ege Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Çocuk Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları Anabilim Dalı, Çocuk Nörolojisi Bilim Dalı, İzmir, Türkiye Tel.: +90 505 598 56 81 E-posta: gazetecihande@yahoo.com.tr ORCID ID: orcid.org/0000-0002-4407-164X Ge liş ta ri hi/Re cei ved: 25.12.2016 Ka bul ta ri hi/Ac cep ted: 14.02.2017 The Effect of Vagal Nerve Stimulation on the Quality of Life in Pediatric Cases

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