Childhood epilepsy and school absence

Tropical Doctor

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 258-259

  Ibekwe, Roland C ^a   Ojinnaka, Ngozi C ^b  

^a EBONYI STATE UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ARTICLE; CHILD; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; SCHOOL; ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; BENIGN CHILDHOOD EPILEPSY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; MORBIDITY; NIGERIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA;

ABSENTEEISM; CHILD; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SCHOOLS;

EID: 58149143169     PISSN: 00494755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/td.2007.070305     Document Type: Letter

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