Prevalence of epilepsy amongst adolescents in Huesca, Spain: A community-based study

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1138-1143

  Benavente, I ^a   Rubio, E ^b   Morales, C ^b   Tajada, N ^a   Tamargo, P ^a  

^a HOSPITAL SAN JORGE   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Epidemiology; Epilepsy; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; GRAND MAL SEIZURE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SPAIN;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGE OF ONSET; CHILD; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; SPAIN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349240583     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: 14681331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2009.02659.x     Document Type: Article

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