Is paediatric epilepsy getting less common?

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 167-

  Anand, Geetha ^a   McShane, Tony ^a  

^a JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; PHENOBARBITAL; VALPROIC ACID;

BENIGN CHILDHOOD EPILEPSY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EDITORIAL; INCIDENCE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; POPULATION RISK; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUDDEN DEATH; VIDEORECORDING; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONSULTATION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPSY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; MEDICAL PROFESSION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PREVALENCE; SECONDARY HEALTH CARE;

CHILD; EPILEPSY; HUMANS; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 84874661854     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2012-302910     Document Type: Editorial

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