Prevalence of epilepsy in adults with mental retardation and related disabilities in primary care

American Journal on Mental Retardation

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 48-56

  McDermott, Suzanne ^a,c   Moran, Robert ^b   Platt, Tan ^b   Wood, Hope ^b   Isaac, Terri ^b   Dasari, Srikanth ^b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b Medical U of South Carolina   (United States)

^c Family Practice Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CEREBRAL PALSY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PREVALENCE;

ADULT; CEREBRAL PALSY; COHORT STUDIES; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 11144299156     PISSN: 08958017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1352/0895-8017(2005)110<48:POEIAW>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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