Seasonality of birth in epilepsy: A Danish study

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica

Volumn 98, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 297-301

  Procopio, M ^a   Marriott, P K ^b  

^a PRINCESS ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Denmark; Epilepsy; Schizophrenia; Seasonality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EPILEPSY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEASONAL VARIATION;

EID: 0031770418     PISSN: 00016314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.1998.tb01737.x     Document Type: Article

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