Population-based survey on prevalence of adult patients with epilepsy in Taiwan (Keelung community-based integrated screening no. 12)

Epilepsy Research

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 67-74

  Chen, Chih Chuan ^a   Chen, Ta Fu ^a   Hwang, Yuarn Chung ^b   Wen, Ying Rong ^c   Chiu, Yueh Hsia ^d   Wu, Chia Yun ^d   Chen, Rong Chi ^a,e   Chen, Tony Hsiu Hsi ^d   Liou, Horng Huei ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b KEELUNG HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c Department of Neurology   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e EN CHU KONG HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Keelung; Prevalence; Seizure; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTION; COMMUNITY CARE; COMPLEX PARTIAL SEIZURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PERINATAL MORBIDITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; SEX DIFFERENCE; STROKE; SYMPTOMATIC EPILEPSY; TAIWAN;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTIONS; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; EPILEPSY; EPILEPSY, COMPLEX PARTIAL; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; TAIWAN;

EID: 33751012094     PISSN: 09201211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2006.07.007     Document Type: Article

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