Death in children with epilepsy: A population-based study

Lancet

Volumn 359, Issue 9321, 2002, Pages 1891-1895

  Camfield, Carol S ^a,b   Camfield, Peter R ^a   Veugelers, Paul J ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b IWK HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH CERTIFICATE; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE COURSE; EPILEPSY; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENDER; GENERALIZED EPILEPSY; HEALTH CARE; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MEDICAL RECORD; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUICIDE;

EID: 0036606362     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(02)08779-2     Document Type: Article

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