Ethnic differences in the incidence of seizure disorders in children from Bradford, United Kingdom

Epilepsia

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 913-916

  Hamdy, Nermin Aly ^a   Ginby, Des ^b   Feltbower, Richard ^c   Ferrie, Colin D ^d  

^a MINIA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b BRADFORD TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^d LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bradford; Consanguinity; Epilepsy; Epileptic seizures; Ethnic origin; Febrile seizures; Incidence; Pakistan; Socioeconomic deprivation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEBRILE CONVULSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; IMMIGRANT; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PAKISTAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEIZURE; SOCIAL ISOLATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGE FACTORS; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHILD; DATA COLLECTION; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; EPILEPSY; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; PAKISTAN; SEIZURES, FEBRILE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 34248595925     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: 15281167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2007.01097.x     Document Type: Article

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