Accidents and injuries in people with epilepsy attending a tertiary care center in India

Epileptic Disorders

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 276-281

  Sapna, C S ^a   Sheeba, S L ^a   John, J ^a   Thomas, Sanjeev V ^a  

^a SREE CHITRA TIRUNAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Accident; Epilepsy; Injury; Tertiary epilepsy care

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; CLOBAZAM; CLONAZEPAM; LAMOTRIGINE; OXCARBAZEPINE; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; PRIMIDONE; TIAGABINE; TOPIRAMATE; VALPROIC ACID;

ACCIDENTAL INJURY; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BURN; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ELECTRIC SHOCK; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; GENERALIZED EPILEPSY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INDIA; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEAR DROWNING; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TOOTH INJURY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; ANTICONVULSANTS; BURNS; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ELECTRIC INJURIES; EPILEPSY; EPILEPSY, GENERALIZED; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 57049138377     PISSN: 12949361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1684/epd.2008.0222     Document Type: Article

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