High Direct Cost of Partial Epilepsy in Mexico. What Is the Next Step?

Archives of Medical Research

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 808-809

  Tellez Zenteno, Jose F ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS MÉDICAS Y NUTRICIÓN SALVADOR ZUBIRÁN   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DRUG COST; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; FOCAL EPILEPSY; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; LETTER; MEDICAL FEE; MEXICO; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PARKINSON DISEASE; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TEMPORAL LOBE EPILEPSY;

COST OF ILLNESS; EPILEPSIES, PARTIAL; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; MEXICO;

EID: 33745674655     PISSN: 01884409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arcmed.2006.04.004     Document Type: Letter

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