Prognosis of childhood epilepsy: A community-based study in copparo, italy

Neuroepidemiology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 22-28

  Casetta, Ilaria ^a   Granieri, Enrico ^a   Monetti, Vincenzo C ^a   Tola, Maria Rosaria ^a   Paolino, Ezio ^a   Malagù, Susanna ^b   Gilli, Giuseppe ^c   Govoni, Vittorio ^a   Carreras, Mirko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^b Forli Hospital   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Epilepsy; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COMMUNITY MEDICINE; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROGNOSIS; SEIZURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTICONVULSANTS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; ITALY; MALE; PROGNOSIS; REMISSION INDUCTION;

EID: 0031013752     PISSN: 02515350     EISSN: 14230208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000109667     Document Type: Article

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