Epilepsy and learning disability
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Epilepsy and learning disability
Epidemiological issues in ‘special groups’ are dependent on both the source and age of the population. Cohort effects, due to year of birth, are important in defining prevalence in both learning disability1 and epilepsy2. Table 137 shows epidemiological surveys of the prevalence of epilepsy in people with mental and physical handicap. A survey in an institution for people with learning disabil...
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عنوان ژورنال: Psychiatric Bulletin
سال: 1992
ISSN: 0955-6036,1472-1473
DOI: 10.1192/pb.16.4.229