Genetic liability to epilepsy in Kerala State, India

Epilepsy Research

Volumn 62, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 163-170

  Nair, R Renuka ^a   Thomas, Sanjeev V ^a  

^a SREE CHITRA TIRUNAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Genetic liability; Heritability; South India

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONSANGUINITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; EMPIRICISM; EPILEPSY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GRAND MAL SEIZURE; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; INDIA; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MYOCLONUS EPILEPSY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; RELATIVE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPOUSE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; EPILEPSY; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; ODDS RATIO; PEDIGREE; PREVALENCE; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SIBLINGS;

EID: 9644302530     PISSN: 09201211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2004.08.007     Document Type: Article

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