Incidence of adult epilepsy in Estonia

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica

Volumn 108, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 245-251

  Oun A ^a   Haldre, S ^a   Magi M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Adults; Eastern Europe; Epidemiology; Epilepsy; Estonia; Guidelines; Incidence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; EPILEPSY; ESTONIA; EUROPE; FEMALE; FOCAL EPILEPSY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SEIZURE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EPILEPSY; ESTONIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0141454819     PISSN: 00016314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0404.2003.00121.x     Document Type: Article

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