The demand for hospital services for patients with epilepsy

Epilepsia

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 537-544

  Currie, Craig J ^a   Morgan, Christopher Ll ^a   Peters, John R ^a   Kerr, Michael ^b,c  

^a LLANDOUGH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c Welsh Ctr for Learning Disabilities   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cost; Diagnosis; Epilepsy; Hospital activity analysis; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; PATIENT ADMISSION; PREVALENCE; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL; WALES;

EID: 0031898248     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1157.1998.tb01417.x     Document Type: Article

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