Pediatric patients with undetectable anticonvulsant blood levels: Comparison with compliant patients

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 164-168

  Snodgrass, S Snodgrass Robert ^a,b,c   Vedanarayanan, V V ^a,b   Parker, Colette C ^a,b   Parks, Bruce R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; EDUCATION; EPILEPSY; FAMILY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; INCOME; INTRACTABLE EPILEPSY; JUVENILE DIABETES MELLITUS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; MINORITY GROUP; OUTPATIENT; PARENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PEDIATRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SALARY; SEIZURE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 0035025545     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/088307380101600302     Document Type: Article

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