Risk factors for childhood epilepsy: A case-control study from Irbid, Jordan

Seizure

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 171-174

  Daoud, Azhar S ^a   Batieha, A ^a   Bashtawi, M ^a   El Shanti, H ^a  

^a JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Children; Epilepsy; Jordan; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BENIGN CHILDHOOD EPILEPSY; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTION; CHILD; CONSANGUINITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FAMILY HISTORY; FEBRILE CONVULSION; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERVIEW; JORDAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

EID: 0344088988     PISSN: 10591311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1059-1311(02)00194-2     Document Type: Article

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