Mortality in adults with newly diagnosed and chronic epilepsy: a retrospective comparative study

Lancet Neurology

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 481-487

  Mohanraj, Rajiv ^a   Norrie, John ^b   Stephen, Linda J ^c   Kelly, Kevin ^c   Hitiris, Nikolas ^c   Brodie, Martin J ^c  

^a ROYAL PRESTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c WESTERN INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADULTHOOD; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHRONOLOGY; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH CERTIFICATE; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL RECORD; MORTALITY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; REGISTER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEIZURE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STANDARD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT RESPONSE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHRONIC DISEASE; COHORT STUDIES; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 33646529431     PISSN: 14744422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1474-4422(06)70448-3     Document Type: Article

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