The treatment gap in epilepsy: The current situation and ways forward

Epilepsia

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 136-149

  Meinardi, H ^a   Scott, R A ^b   Reis, R ^a,c   Sander, J W A S ^b,d  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

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

^c UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^d EPILEPSY CENTER BETHEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Definitions; Developing countries; Epilepsy; Former Soviet economies; ILAE commission; Public health; Socioeconomic aspects; Treatment gap

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EPILEPSY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIOECONOMICS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ANTICONVULSANTS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EPILEPSY; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 0035109543     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1528-1157.2001.32800.x     Document Type: Article

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