Febrile seizures in southern chinese children: Incidence and recurrence

Pediatric Neurology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 121-126

  Chung, Brian ^a   Wat, Leo C Y ^a   Wong, Virginia ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEBRILE CONVULSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR;

ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEIZURES, FEBRILE;

EID: 31944437074     PISSN: 08878994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2005.08.007     Document Type: Article

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