Epilepsy and suicide risk

Lancet Neurology

Volumn 6, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 847-

  Hesdorffer, Dale C ^a   Hauser, W Allen ^a   Olafsson, Elias ^a   Ludvigsson, Petur ^a   Kjartansson, Olafur ^a  

^a Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain and the Gertrude H Sergievsky Center   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

DISEASE COURSE; EPILEPSY; HLA SYSTEM; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR DEPRESSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTOR; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

EPILEPSY; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS; SUICIDE;

EID: 34548643336     PISSN: 14744422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1474-4422(07)70229-6     Document Type: Letter

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