Epilepsy: Psychiatric comorbidities and premature death in epilepsy

Nature Reviews Neurology

Volumn 9, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 606-608

  Kanner, Andres M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTAL DEATH; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPILEPSY; HEART INFARCTION; HEART RATE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MOOD DISORDER; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SUICIDE;

EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MORTALITY, PREMATURE;

EID: 84887252573     PISSN: 17594758     EISSN: 17594766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nrneurol.2013.214     Document Type: Article

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