The prevalence and demographic distribution of treated epilepsy: A community-based study in Tasmania, Australia

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica

Volumn 125, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 96-104

  D'Souza, W J ^a,b   Quinn, S J ^a,c   Fryer, J L ^a   Taylor, B V ^a   Ficker, D M ^d   O'Brien, T J ^b   Pearce, N ^e,f   Cook, M J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^f LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antiepileptic drugs; Epidemiological methods; Epidemiology; Epilepsy; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; ETHOSUXIMIDE; GABAPENTIN; LAMOTRIGINE; METHYLPHENOBARBITAL; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; PRIMIDONE; SULTIAME; TIAGABINE; TOPIRAMATE; VALPROIC ACID; VIGABATRIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTICONVULSANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; DRUG EFFICACY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL STATUS; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTICONVULSANTS; AUSTRALIA; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; TASMANIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84855950073     PISSN: 00016314     EISSN: 16000404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.2011.01499.x     Document Type: Article

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