Injuries in people with self-reported epilepsy: A population-based study

Epilepsia

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 954-961

  Téllez Zenteno, José F ^a,c   Hunter, Gary ^a   Wiebe, Samuel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c ROYAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Health surveys; Hospitalization; Injuries; Population based

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPILEPSY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POPULATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ATHLETIC INJURIES; CANADA; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EPILEPSY; HEALTH SURVEYS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; ODDS RATIO; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 44849137893     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: 15281167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2007.01499.x     Document Type: Article

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