Estimated cost of inpatient admissions and outpatient appointments for a population with epilepsy: A record linkage study

Epilepsia

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 849-854

  Morgan, Christopher Ll ^a   Kerr, Michael P ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cost; Epilepsy; Record linkage

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS MONITORING; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COST OF ILLNESS; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS, MEDICAL; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HOSPITAL COSTS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD LINKAGE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; PREVALENCE; REGISTRIES; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 3042731147     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0013-9580.2004.50103.x     Document Type: Article

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