The epidemiology of the epilepsies: Future directions

Epilepsia

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 614-618

  Sander, J W A S ^a  

^a EPILEPSY SOCIETY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EPILEPSY; INCIDENCE; MORTALITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW;

EID: 0030982267     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1157.1997.tb01148.x     Document Type: Review

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