Sudden unexpected death in patients with epilepsy: Issues for further study

Epilepsia

Volumn 38, Issue SUPPL.11, 1997, Pages S26-S29

  Hauser, W A ^a,b  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b Gertrude H Sergievsky Center ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Definitions; Epidemiology; Epilepsy; Mortality; SUDEP

Indexed keywords

CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; EPILEPSY; HUMAN; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLING; SUDDEN DEATH; ARTICLE; METHODOLOGY; NOMENCLATURE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; RESEARCH; RISK FACTOR;

DEATH, SUDDEN; EPILEPSY; HUMANS; RESEARCH; RISK FACTORS; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC;

EID: 0031441246     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1157.1997.tb06120.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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