Risk of neurological diseases among survivors of electric shocks: A nationwide cohort study, Denmark, 1968-2008

Bioelectromagnetics

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 459-465

  Grell, Kathrine ^a   Meersohn, Andrea ^a   Schüz, Joachim ^a,b   Johansen, Christoffer ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Denmark)

^b INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER   (France)

Author keywords

Electric accident; Epilepsy; Migraine; Peripheral nerve diseases; Vertigo

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC ACCIDENTS; NEUROLOGY;

CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; ELECTRIC SHOCK; EPILEPSY; MIGRAINE; NERVE DISEASE; NEUROLOGICAL DISEASE; PERIPHERAL NERVE DISEASE; PERIPHERAL NERVES; STANDARDIZED HOSPITALIZATION RATIOS; VERTIGO;

HOSPITALS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; DENMARK; ELECTRIC INJURY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK; STATISTICS; SURVIVOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; DENMARK; ELECTRIC INJURIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; PATIENT DISCHARGE; RISK; SURVIVORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864140805     PISSN: 01978462     EISSN: 1521186X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bem.21705     Document Type: Article

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