Accident risk in patients with epilepsy

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Volumn 66, Issue 2 A, 2008, Pages 175-178

  Souza, Karla Teixeira ^a   Guerreiro, Marilisa M ^a   Guerreiro, Carlos A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Accidents; Epilepsy; Seizure; Seizure related injury

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 45849117903     PISSN: 0004282X     EISSN: 16784227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0004-282X2008000200006     Document Type: Article

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