Estimating the cost of epilepsy in Europe: A review with economic modeling

Epilepsia

Volumn 48, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 2224-2233

  Pugliatti, Maura ^a   Beghi, Ettore ^b   Forsgren, Lars ^c   Ekman, Mattias ^d   Sobocki, Patrik ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^b MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^c UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d STOCKHOLM HEALTH ECONOMICS   (Sweden)

^e KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cost of illness; Epilepsy; Europe; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EPILEPSY; EUROPE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; OUTPATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTICONVULSANTS; COST OF ILLNESS; DRUG COSTS; EPILEPSY; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, ECONOMIC; PREVALENCE;

EID: 36949034076     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: 15281167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2007.01251.x     Document Type: Article

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