A genetic epidemiological survey of idiopathic epilepsy in the Chinese Han population

Epilepsy Research

Volumn 98, Issue 2-3, 2012, Pages 199-205

  Li, Ming ^a,b   Heng, Xueyuan ^b   Tao, Rui ^b   Liu, Jinsheng ^b   Zhang, Li ^b   Sun, Xiubin ^a   Wang, Lifen ^b   Wu, Qingzhong ^a   Che, Fengyuan ^b   Xue, Fuzhong ^a  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b LINYI PEOPLE'S HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Chinese Han population; Genetic epidemiology; Idiopathic epilepsy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOSTATISTICS; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; EPILEPSY; FAMILY STUDY; FEMALE; GENETIC EPIDEMIOLOGY; GENETIC MODEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; INHERITANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; POPULATION GENETICS; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELATIVE; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EPILEPSY; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84856479411     PISSN: 09201211     EISSN: 18726844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2011.09.013     Document Type: Article

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