Differences in factors influencing the familial aggregation of febrile convulsion in population and hospital patients

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica

Volumn 94, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 314-319

  Tsai, J J ^a   Huang, M C ^a   Lung, F W ^b   Huang, C C ^a   Chang, Y C ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b Department of Neuro Psychiatry   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Familiar aggregation; Febrile convulsion; Hospital; Population

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FEBRILE CONVULSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE;

EID: 0029801599     PISSN: 00016314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.1996.tb07072.x     Document Type: Article

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