Prevalence of epilepsy in school-going children (6-18 years) in Kashmir Valley of North-west India

Journal of the Indian Medical Association

Volumn 107, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 216-218

  Shah, Parvaiz A ^a   Shapoo, Shabina F ^a   Koul, Rakesh K ^a   Khan, M Afzal ^a  

^a GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; India; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EPILEPSY; FEBRILE CONVULSION; FEMALE; GENERALIZED EPILEPSY; GOVERNMENT; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RURAL AREA; SCHOOL CHILD; SCREENING; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL CLASS; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE; URBAN AREA;

EID: 77957686152     PISSN: 00195847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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