Prevalence of self-reported epilepsy in a multiracial and multiethnic community in New York City

Epilepsy Research

Volumn 77, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 141-150

  Kelvin, Elizabeth A ^a   Hesdorffer, Dale C ^a   Bagiella, Emilia ^b   Andrews, Howard ^c   Pedley, Timothy A ^d   Shih, Tina T ^e   Leary, Linda ^f   Thurman, David J ^g   Hauser, W Allen ^a,d  

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

^b the Mailman School of Public Health ^*  (United States)

^c NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d University of California San Francisco ^*  (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f UCB PHARMA   (Belgium)

^g NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Health disparities; Minorities; New York; Prevalence; Seizure

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; EPILEPSY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; INTERVIEW; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EDUCATION; EPILEPSY; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; NEW YORK CITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL CLASS; TELEPHONE;

EID: 36349000332     PISSN: 09201211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2007.09.012     Document Type: Article

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