Risk factors for self-harm in people with epilepsy

Gorton, Hayley C.; Webb, Roger T.; Pickrell, W. Owen; Carr, Matthew J.; Ashcroft, Darren M.; Pickrell, Owen

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Risk factors for self-harm in people with epilepsy

Hayley C. Gorton, Roger T. Webb, W. Owen Pickrell, Matthew J. Carr, Darren M. Ashcroft, Owen Pickrell

Journal of Neurology

Swansea University Author: Owen Pickrell

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Objective:To estimate the risk of self-harm in people with epilepsy and identify factors which influence this risk.Methods: We identified people with incident epilepsy in the Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD), linked to hospitalization and mortality data, in England (01/01/1998-03/31/2014)....

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