Somatic comorbidity of epilepsy in the general population in Canada

Epilepsia

Volumn 46, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1955-1962

  Téllez Zenteno, José F ^a,b   Matijevic, Suzan ^a   Wiebe, Samuel ^c,d  

^a LONDON HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS MÉDICAS Y NUTRICIÓN SALVADOR ZUBIRÁN   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^d FOOTHILLS HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Comorbidity; Epidemiology; Epilepsy; Prevalence; Somatic conditions

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLERGY; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CANADA; CANCER; CATARACT; CHRONIC BRONCHITIS; CHRONIC DISEASE; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; COMORBIDITY; CROHN DISEASE; DEMENTIA; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMPHYSEMA; ENTEROPATHY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; GLAUCOMA; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART DISEASE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTESTINE ULCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIGRAINE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATIC DISEASE; SCHOOL CHILD; SPINE DISEASE; STOMACH ULCER; STROKE; THYROID DISEASE; URINE INCONTINENCE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEALTH SERVICE; INCIDENCE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CANADA; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 33644802964     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: 15281167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2005.00344.x     Document Type: Article

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