The Burden of Seizures in Manitoba Children: A Population-Based Study

Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 48-52

  Kozyrskyj, Anita L ^a   Prasad, Asuri N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; SEIZURE; SOCIAL STATUS; URBAN AREA;

EID: 1542284177     PISSN: 03171671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0317167100002821     Document Type: Article

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