Prevalence of treated epilepsy in western medicine among the adult population in Taiwan: A study conducted using antiepileptic drug prescription data

Epilepsy Research

Volumn 80, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 114-118

  Hsieh, Liang Po ^a   Huang, Chin Yin ^b  

^a CHENG CHING GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TUNGHAI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Antiepileptic drugs; Epilepsy; Health insurance database; Prevalence; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; CLONAZEPAM; PHENYTOIN; VALPROIC ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CLASSIFICATION; DRUG USE; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONOTHERAPY; NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TAIWAN;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTICONVULSANTS; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; TAIWAN;

EID: 47549086673     PISSN: 09201211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2008.03.016     Document Type: Article

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