Clinical characteristics of adult epilepsy patients in the 1997 Hong Kong epilepsy registry

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 114, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 84-87

  Ng, K K P ^a   Ng, P W ^b   Tsang, K L ^c  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b UNITED CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^c QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Classification; Epilepsy; Hong kong; Seizure types

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGISTER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0035240143     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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