Incidence of epilepsy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Incidence of epilepsy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

OBJECTIVE: To estimate the pooled incidence of epilepsy from published studies and investigate sources of heterogeneity in the estimates. METHODS: We searched online databases for incidence studies and used meta-analytic methods to analyze the data. RESULTS: Thirty-three articles met the entry crite...

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Main Authors:	Ngugi, A, Kariuki, S, Bottomley, C, Kleinschmidt, I, Sander, J, Newton, C
Format:	Journal article
Language:	English
Published:	2011

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