National and state estimates of the numbers of adults and children with active epilepsy — United States, 2015

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 66, Issue 31, 2017, Pages 821-825

  Zack, Matthew M ^a   Kobau, Rosemarie ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; EPILEPSY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EPILEPSY; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85027366157     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: 1545861X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15585/mmwr.mm6631a1     Document Type: Article

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