Incidence of epilepsy and epileptic syndromes during childhood in the province of Albacete;Incidencia de las epilepsias y sindromes epilepticos de la infancia en la provincia de Albacete

Anales Espanoles de Pediatria

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 154-158

  Onsurbe Ramírez, Ignacio ^b   Hernandez Rodriguez M ^c   Aparicio Meix, J M ^a   Carrascosa Romero, C ^c  

^a HOSPITAL RAMÓN Y CAJAL   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO DE ALBACETE   (Spain)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Childhood; Epidemiology; Epilepsy; Epileptic syndromes; Incidence

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BENIGN CHILDHOOD EPILEPSY; CHILD; DEMOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; SPAIN;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPAIN; SYNDROME;

EID: 0344993917     PISSN: 03024342     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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