Lesson of the week: Tonic seizures are a particular risk factor for drowning in people with epilepsy

British Medical Journal

Volumn 322, Issue 7292, 2001, Pages 975-976

  Besag, F M C ^a  

^a St Piers Lingfield   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CASE REPORT; DROWNING; EPILEPSY; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SAFETY; SHORT SURVEY; TONIC SEIZURE;

EID: 0035926018     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.322.7292.975     Document Type: Short Survey

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