Prevalence of epilepsy in Silivri, a rural area of Turkey

Epilepsia

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 637-642

  Karaagac N ^a   Yeni, S N ^a,b   Senocak M ^a   Bozluolcay M ^a   Savrun, F Karaali ^a   Ozdemir H ^a   Cagatay P ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Sehir Kahya Sok Pembe Kosk Sitesi   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Epilepsy; Prevalence; Seizures; Turkey

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SEX DIFFERENCE; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

EID: 0032890873     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1157.1999.tb05567.x     Document Type: Article

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