Gender Difference in Epidemiology and Comorbidities of Epilepsy

Epilepsy in Women

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 1-10

  Ettore, Beghi ^a   Massimiliano, Beghi ^b  

^a MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^b RHO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Comorbidity; Epidemiology; Epilepsy; Gender; Incidence

Indexed keywords

EID: 84886481613     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781118531037.ch1     Document Type: Chapter

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