Incidence of childhood and adolescence epilepsy: A community-based prospective study in the province of Ferrara and in Copparo, Italy, 1996-2005

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 312-316

  Casetta, I ^a   Pugliatti, M ^b,c   Faggioli, R ^a   Cesnik, E ^a   Simioni, V ^a   Bencivelli, D ^a   De Carlo, L ^d   Granieri, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^d Lagosanto Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

Childhood; Epidemiology; Epilepsy; Incidence

Indexed keywords

ABSENCE; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DISEASE; ARTICLE; BENIGN CHILDHOOD EPILEPSY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DISEASE REGISTRY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FOCAL EPILEPSY; GENERALIZED EPILEPSY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; ITALY; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84856042583     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: 14681331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2011.03506.x     Document Type: Article

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