Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis in children: Prevalence in South China

Pediatric Neurology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 46-51

  Ip, Patrick ^a   Chung, Brian H Y ^a   Wong, Virginia C N ^a   Chan, Kwok Yin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHINA; CITY; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; EPIDEMIC; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MACAO; MALE; MEASLES; MYOCLONUS; ONSET AGE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBACUTE SCLEROSING PANENCEPHALITIS; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MACAO; MALE; MEASLES; MEASLES VACCINE; PREVALENCE; SUBACUTE SCLEROSING PANENCEPHALITIS;

EID: 3142611062     PISSN: 08878994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2003.11.010     Document Type: Article

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