ILAE Commission of European Affairs Subcommission on European Guidelines 1998-2001: The provision of epilepsy care across Europe

Epilepsia

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 727-731

  Malmgren, Kristina ^a   Flink, Roland ^b   Guekht, Alla B ^c   Michelucci, Roberto ^d   Neville, Brian ^e   Pedersen, Birthe ^f   Pinto, Francisco ^g   Stephani, Ulrich ^h   Özkara, Cigdem ⁱ  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c PIROGOV RUSSIAN NATIONAL RESEARCH MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^d BELLARIA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^f AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^g HOSPITAL DE SANTA MARIA   (Portugal)

^h UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

ⁱ ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Antiepileptic drugs; Epilepsy care; Inventory; Stigma

Indexed keywords

ACETAZOLAMIDE; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; BARBEXACLONE; BROMIDE; CARBAMAZEPINE; CLOBAZAM; CLONAZEPAM; DIAZEPAM; ETHOSUXIMIDE; GABAPENTIN; LAMOTRIGINE; LORAZEPAM; NITRAZEPAM; OXCARBAZEPINE; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; PIRACETAM; PRIMIDONE; STIRIPENTOL; SULTIAME; TIAGABINE; TOPIRAMATE; VALPROIC ACID; VIGABATRIN; ZONISAMIDE;

ARTICLE; DRUG COST; EDUCATION; EPILEPSY; EUROPE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PEDIATRICIAN; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL PROBLEM;

ADULT; AGED; ANTICONVULSANTS; CHILD; COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CARE; DRUG COSTS; EPILEPSY; EUROPE; FEES, MEDICAL; HEALTH RESOURCES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEUROLOGY; PATIENT CARE TEAM; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL;

EID: 0037989104     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1528-1157.2003.58402.x     Document Type: Article

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