Electroencephalographic photosensitivity among Zimbabwean youths

Annals of Tropical Paediatrics

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 267-274

  Familusi, J B ^a   Adamolekun, B ^a   Olayinka, B A ^a   Muzengi, D ^a   Levy, L F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; GENDER; HEREDITY; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; RACE DIFFERENCE; SCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; WEATHER; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 0031763823     PISSN: 02724936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02724936.1998.11747958     Document Type: Article

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