Disparities in injury death location for people with epilepsy/seizures

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 369-372

  Bowman, Stephen M ^a   Aitken, Mary E ^a   Sharp, Gregory B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Disparities; Drowning; Epilepsy; Injury; Location of death; Seizures

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTAL INJURY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DROWNING; EPILEPSY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; RACE DIFFERENCE; SEIZURE; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEMOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS (U.S.); POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77649335811     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2009.12.011     Document Type: Article

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