An epidemiological study of epilepsy in Hong Kong SAR, China

Seizure

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 457-464

  Fong, Gardian C Y ^a   Kwan, Patrick ^b   Hui, Andrew C F ^b   Lui, Colin H T ^c   Fong, Jason K Y ^a   Wong, Virginia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Epilepsy; Hong Kong; Population based; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHINA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERVIEW; MALE; MASS SCREENING; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 44949145357     PISSN: 10591311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seizure.2007.12.005     Document Type: Article

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