Causes of epilepsy: Contributions of the rochester epidemiology project

Mayo Clinic Proceedings

Volumn 71, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 570-575

  Annegers, John F ^a   Rocca, Walter A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN TUMOR; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTION; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; EPILEPSY; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FEBRILE CONVULSION; HEREDITY; HUMAN; NERVE DEGENERATION; PERINATAL INFECTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0030317376     PISSN: 00256196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4065/71.6.570     Document Type: Article

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