Socioeconomic and occupational risk factors for epilepsy: A nationwide epidemiological study in Sweden

Seizure

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 254-260

  Li, Xinjun ^a   Sundquist, Jan ^a   Sundquist, Kristina ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Follow up study; Occupation; Socioeconomic status; Standardized incidence ratios

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATION; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX RATIO; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SWEDEN;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEMOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SWEDEN;

EID: 40049109492     PISSN: 10591311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seizure.2007.07.011     Document Type: Article

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