Incidence of fractures among epilepsy patients: A population-based retrospective cohort study in the general practice research database

Epilepsia

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 304-310

  Souverein, Patrick C ^a   Webb, David J ^b   Petri, Hans ^b   Weil, John ^b   Van Staa, Tjeerd P ^c   Egberts, Toine ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SOUTHAMPTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cohort study; Epidemiology; Epilepsy; Fracture; Incidence; Population based study

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FEMUR FRACTURE; FRACTURE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; COHORT STUDIES; DATABASES; EPILEPSY; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FRACTURES, BONE; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 13244255196     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0013-9580.2005.23804.x     Document Type: Article

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