The occurrence of epilepsy and febrile seizures in virginian and norwegian twins

Neurology

Volumn 41, Issue 9, 1991, Pages 1433-1436

  Corey, L A ^a   Berg, K ^b   Pellock, J M ^a   Solaas, M H ^b   Nance, W E ^a   De Lorenzo, R J ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EPILEPSY; FEBRILE CONVULSION; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TWINS;

DISEASES IN TWINS; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NORWAY; SEIZURES, FEBRILE; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC; VIRGINIA;

EID: 0025989275     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: 1526632X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/wnl.41.9.1433     Document Type: Article

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