Epilepsy and everyday life risks: A case-referent study: Rationale, study design, and preliminary results

Neuroepidemiology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 207-216

  Beghi, Ettore ^a,c   Cornaggia, Cesare ^b   Comaggia, C M ^c   Hauser, W A ^c   Loeber, J N ^c   Thorbecke, R ^c,c   Sonnen, A E H ^c   De Boer, H M ^c   David, A ^c   Cavestro, C ^c   Gianetti, S ^c   Severi, S ^c   Zolo, P ^c   Specchio, L M ^c   Specchio, N ^c   Palmieri, C ^c   Boati, E ^c   Defanti, C A ^c   Pinto, P ^c   Breviario, E ^c   Pasolini, M P ^c   Antonini, L ^c   Tiberti, A ^c   Vigano E ^c   Aguglia, U ^c   Giubergia, S ^c   Zagnoni, P ^c   Cosottini, M ^c   Zaccara, G ^c   Trio, R ^c   Pisani, F ^c   Russo, M ^c   Avanzini, G ^c   Arienti, F ^c   Bogliun, G ^c   Fiordelli, E ^c   Tartara, A ^c   Manni, R ^c   Castelnovo, G ^c   Murelli, R ^c   Galimberti, C A ^c   Di Vicsti, P ^c   Zarelli, M ^c   Apollo, F ^c   Steuemagel, E ^c   Wolf, P ^c   Runge, U ^c   Leffers, P ^c   De Krom, M ^c   Cobben, D ^c   Daamen, E ^c   Diaz Obregon, C ^c   Utrero, E ^c   Coyle, H ^d   Brown, S W ^e   Lopes Lima, J M ^c   Beleza, P ^c   Ferreira, E ^c   Talvik, T ^c   Beilmann, A ^c   Gromov, S ^c   Lipatova, L V ^c   Mikhailov, V ^c   Belousova, E ^c   Nikanorowa, M ^c   Ravnik, I ^c   more..

^a SAN GERARDO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

^c NONE   (Slovenia)

^d NONE   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accidents; Epilepsy; Illnesses; Risk

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EPILEPSY; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 0030843246     PISSN: 02515350     EISSN: 14230208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000109689     Document Type: Article

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