The Impact of Epilepsy on Older Veterans

International Review of Neurobiology

Volumn 81, Issue , 2007, Pages 221-233

  Pugh, Mary Jo V ^a,b   Berlowitz, Dan R ^c,d   Kazis, Lewis ^c,d  

^a SOUTH TEXAS VETERANS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; COST OF ILLNESS; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; VETERAN;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COST OF ILLNESS; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; VETERANS;

EID: 34047241326     PISSN: 00747742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0074-7742(06)81014-7     Document Type: Review

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