Intractable pediatric temporal lobe epilepsy in the United States: Examination of race, age, sex, and insurance status as factors predicting receipt of resective treatment

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 107, Issue 6 SUPPL., 2007, Pages 469-473

  McClelland III, Shearwood ^a   Curran, Colleen C ^b   Davey, Cynthia S ^b   Okuyemi, Kolawole S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Pediatric neurosurgery; Predictive factor; Race; Resection; Temporal lobe epilepsy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHILD; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NEUROSURGERY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RACE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; TEMPORAL LOBE EPILEPSY; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; EPILEPSY, TEMPORAL LOBE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INSURANCE, HEALTH; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; SAMPLING STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 38449114289     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 19330693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/PED-07/12/469     Document Type: Article

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