Prognosis of epilepsy: A review and further analysis of the first nine years of the British National General Practice Study of epilepsy, a prospective population-based study

Epilepsia

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 31-46

  Cockerell, Oliver C ^a,c   Johnson, Anthony L ^b   Josemir, W A ^b   Sander, S ^c   Shorvon, Simon D ^a  

^a NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

^b Chalfont St Peter   (United Kingdom)

^c MRC BIOSTATISTICS UNIT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Prognosis; The National General Practice Study of Epilepsy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; EPILEPSY; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REMISSION; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACTUARIAL ANALYSIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CAUSE OF DEATH; COHORT STUDIES; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; EPILEPSY; FAMILY PRACTICE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGISTRIES;

EID: 0031025776     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1157.1997.tb01075.x     Document Type: Article

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