A follow-up of an incident case-referent study of febrile convulsions seven years after the onset

Seizure

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 21-26

  Forsgren, L ^a   Heijbel, J ^a   Nystrom L ^a   Sidenvall, R ^b  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b Hudiksvalls Hospital   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Afebrile seizure; Case referent; Epidemiology; Febrile convulsions; Health service utilization; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEBRILE CONVULSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK; SCHOOL; SIBLING; TIME;

EID: 0031048157     PISSN: 10591311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1059-1311(97)80048-9     Document Type: Article

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