Epidemiology of childhood epilepsy in a cohort of 309 Chinese children

Pediatric Neurology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 276-282

  Ling Kwong, Karen ^a   Chak, Wai K ^a   Wong, Sik N ^a   So, Kwan T ^a  

^a TUEN MUN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BENIGN CHILDHOOD EPILEPSY; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOCAL EPILEPSY; GRAND MAL SEIZURE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGE OF ONSET; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHINA; COHORT STUDIES; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HONG KONG; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE;

EID: 0034996849     PISSN: 08878994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0887-8994(01)00247-8     Document Type: Article

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