A historical perspective on the mortality associated with chronic epilepsy

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 138-141

  O'Donoghue, M F ^a   Sander, J W A S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Chalfont Centre for Epilepsy   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Secular trends; Standardized mortality ratio; Sudden death

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DISABILITY; DISEASE DURATION; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; ONSET AGE; SUDDEN DEATH; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0030833181     PISSN: 00016314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.1997.tb00255.x     Document Type: Article

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