Epilepsy mortality and risk factors for death in epilepsy: A population-based study

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 61, Issue 586, 2011, Pages

  Ridsdale, Leone ^a   Charlton, Judith ^a   Ashworth, Mark ^a   Richardson, Mark P ^a   Gulliford, Martin C ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cohort study; Epilepsy mortality; Epilepsy prevalence; Nested case control study; Primary care

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ANTICONVULSANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DEPRESSION; DISEASE FREE INTERVAL; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SEIZURE; TREND STUDY; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ANTICONVULSANTS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CAUSE OF DEATH; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 79957530842     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp11X572463     Document Type: Article

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