Descriptive epidemiology of epilepsy: Contributions of population-based studies from rochester, minnesota

Mayo Clinic Proceedings

Volumn 71, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 576-586

  Allen Hauser, W ^a   Annegers, John F ^a  

^a Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EPILEPSY; FOCAL EPILEPSY; GENERALIZED EPILEPSY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MORTALITY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SEIZURE; SEX;

EID: 0030317076     PISSN: 00256196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4065/71.6.576     Document Type: Article

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