Genetic and environmental factors in epilepsy: A population-based study of 11 900 Danish twin pairs

Epilepsy Research

Volumn 44, Issue 2-3, 2001, Pages 167-178

  Kjeldsen, Marianne Juel ^a,b   Kyvik, Kirsten Ohm ^b   Christensen, Kaare ^b   Friis, Mogens Laue ^a  

^a ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Biometric modeling; Epilepsy; Genetic; Heritability; Twin studies

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; GENETIC RISK; HEREDITY; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TWINS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; DENMARK; ENVIRONMENT; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; ODDS RATIO; REGISTRIES; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 0035014077     PISSN: 09201211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0920-1211(01)00196-6     Document Type: Article

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