Epilepsy prevalence by individual interview in a Norwegian community
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Epilepsy prevalence by individual interview in a Norwegian community
Incomplete case finding is a problem in epidemiological studies of epilepsy. We tried to optimize case ascertainment by combining information from individual interviews and medical records. During 2 years, 1838 inhabitants of Vågå, Norway, aged 18-65 (88.6% of the target population) were interviewed as part of an epidemiological study of headache. Individuals with learning disability, mental di...
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عنوان ژورنال: Seizure
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1059-1311
DOI: 10.1016/j.seizure.2008.03.005