A comparison of surgical and medical costs for refractory epilepsy

Epilepsia

Volumn 43, Issue SUPPL. 4, 2002, Pages 25-31

  Platt, Michael ^a   Sperling, Michael R ^a,b  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COST OF ILLNESS; EPILEPSY; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; REVIEW; TEMPORAL LOBECTOMY;

EID: 0036283744     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1528-1157.43.s.4.5.x     Document Type: Review

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