Temporal changes in the incidence of epilepsy in Finland: Nationwide study

Epilepsy Research

Volumn 71, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 206-215

  Sillanpää, Matti ^a   Kälviäinen, Reetta ^b   Klaukka, Timo ^c   Helenius, Hans ^a   Shinnar, Shlomo ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c SOCIAL INSURANCE INSTITUTION   (Finland)

^d ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Incidence of epilepsy; Temporal changes

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANTICONVULSANTS; CHILD; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 33748853699     PISSN: 09201211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2006.06.017     Document Type: Article

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