Treatment of febrile seizures: The influence of treatment efficacy and side-effect profile on value to parents

Pediatrics

Volumn 108, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 1080-1088

  Gordon, Kevin E ^a,b   Dooley, Joseph M ^a   Camfield, Peter R ^a   Camfield, Carol S ^a   MacSween, Judith ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b IWK HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Febrile seizures; Parent attitudes; Shared decision making; Treatment; Willingness to pay

Indexed keywords

DIAZEPAM; PHENOBARBITAL; VALPROIC ACID;

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; FEBRILE CONVULSION; HUMAN; INCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADULT; ANTICONVULSANTS; ANXIETY; ATTITUDE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAZEPAM; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCOME; INFANT; MALE; PARENTS; PHENOBARBITAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECURRENCE; SEIZURES, FEBRILE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VALPROIC ACID;

EID: 0034764164     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.108.5.1080     Document Type: Article

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