Urban prevalence of epilepsy: Populational study in São José do Rio Preto, a medium-sized city in Brazil

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Volumn 62, Issue 2 A, 2004, Pages 199-205

  Borges, Moacir Alves ^a,e   Min, Li Li ^b   Guerreiro, Carlos A M ^b   Yacubian, Elza M T ^c   Cordeiro, José A ^a   Tognola, Waldir A ^a   Borges, Ana Paula P ^d   Zanetta, Dirce Maria T ^a  

^a Faculty of Medicine   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^d FACULDADE DE MEDICINA DE SÃO JOSÉ DO RIO PRETO   (Brazil)

^e NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Epilepsy; Latin America; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHI SQUARE TEST; CHILD; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PILOT STUDY; POPULATION ABUNDANCE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RACE; SEIZURE; SEX RATIO; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 2642536972     PISSN: 0004282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0004-282x2004000200002     Document Type: Article

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