Trends in epilepsy mortality in England and Wales and the United States, 1950-1994

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 151, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 182-189

  O'Callaghan, Finbar J K ^a   Osmond, Clive ^a   Martyn, Christopher N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Mortality; Time; Time factors

Indexed keywords

DISEASE PREVALENCE; HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; MORTALITY;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; TIME; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; WALES;

EID: 0034650154     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a010186     Document Type: Article

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