Childhood-Onset Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension: Relation of Sex and Obesity

Pediatric Neurology

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 247-249

  Genizi, Jacob ^a   Lahat, Eli ^b   Zelnik, Nathanel ^c   Mahajnah, Muhammad ^c   Ravid, Sarit ^a   Shahar, Eli ^a  

^a MEYER CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Israel)

^b ASSAF HAROFEH MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c CARMEL MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; META ANALYSIS; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGE OF ONSET; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; MALE; OBESITY; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 34247171401     PISSN: 08878994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2007.01.002     Document Type: Article

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