Incidence of Fractures among Epilepsy Patients: A Population‐based Retrospective Cohort Study in the General Practice Research Database

Summary:  Purpose: To compare the incidence of various fractures in a cohort of patients with epilepsy with a reference cohort of patients not having epilepsy.

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