The prevalence of epilepsy along the Arizona-Mexico border

Epilepsy Research

Volumn 105, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 206-215

  Chong, Jenny ^a   Hesdorffer, Dale C ^b   Thurman, David J ^c   Lopez, Darlene ^d   Harris, Robin B ^d   Hauser, W Allen ^b   Labiner, Elizabeth T ^a   Velarde, Ashley ^a   Labiner, David M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Department of Epidemiology   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Hispanic; Non Hispanic; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BENIGN CHILDHOOD EPILEPSY; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CULTURAL FACTOR; EPILEPSY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; GRAND MAL EPILEPSY; HEALTH SURVEY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MEXICO; MYOCLONUS EPILEPSY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SCREENING TEST; SEIZURE; STIGMA; UNITED STATES;

ACCULTURATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARIZONA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MEXICO; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84878456915     PISSN: 09201211     EISSN: 18726844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2012.12.006     Document Type: Article

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