The relationship between poor medication compliance and seizures

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 338-342

  Cramer, Joyce A ^a   Glassman, Marc ^b   Rienzi, Vincent ^c  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Rienzi and Rienzi Communications ^*

^c YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antiepileptic drugs; Medication compliance; Seizures; Survey

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG CAPSULE; EPILEPSY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POSTAL MAIL; PREDICTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEIZURE; TABLET;

EID: 0036669376     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1525-5050(02)00037-9     Document Type: Article

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