Epilepsy in the Split-Dalmatia County - Prevalence and therapeutic approaches;Epilepsija u Splitsko-Dalmatinskoj Regiji - Prevalencija i terapijski pristupi

Acta Medica Croatica

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 153-157

  Pezelj, Nikica ^a   Titlić, Marina ^a,b,c   Lušić, Ivo ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SPLIT   (Croatia)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SPLIT   (Croatia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZADAR   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Age; Epilepsy; Prevalence; Sex; Therapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CROATIA; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MONOTHERAPY; POPULATION; PREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROATIA; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67650882713     PISSN: 13300164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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