Epilepsy Research
Volume 91, Issue 1 , Pages 20-27 , September 2010

The use of computer-assisted-telephone-interviewing to diagnose seizures, epilepsy and Idiopathic Generalized Epilepsy

  • Wendyl J. D'Souza

      Affiliations

    • The Menzies Research Institute, The University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
    • The Department of Medicine, The University of Melbourne, St. Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: The Department of Medicine, The University of Melbourne, St. Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, PO Box 2900 Fitzroy 3065, Victoria, Australia. Tel.: +61 3 9288 3341; fax: +61 3 92883350.
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  • Jim Stankovich

      Affiliations

    • The Menzies Research Institute, The University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
    • The Division of Bioinformatics, The Walter & Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, 1G Royal Parade, Victoria, Australia
    • ,
  • Terence J. O’Brien

      Affiliations

    • The Department of Medicine, The University of Melbourne, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Victoria, Australia
    • ,
  • Simon Bower

      Affiliations

    • The Comprehensive Epilepsy Program, Monash Neurology, Monash Medical Centre, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
    • ,
  • Neil Pearce

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Public Health Research, Massey University Wellington Campus, Wellington, New Zealand
    • ,
  • Mark J. Cook

      Affiliations

    • The Department of Medicine, The University of Melbourne, St. Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Received 24 March 2010 ,Revised 31 May 2010 ,Accepted 5 June 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2010.06.003

Epilepsy Research
Volume 91, Issue 1 , Pages 20-27 , September 2010

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