Epilepsy at work: Evaluating the cost of epilepsy in the workplace

Epilepsia

Volumn 40, Issue SUPPL. 8, 1999, Pages 44-47

  Heaney, Dominic ^a,b  

^a Chalfont Centre for Epilepsy   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EMPLOYABILITY; EPILEPSY; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; REVIEW; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0032747847     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1157.1999.tb00947.x     Document Type: Review

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