The impact of 'social determinants of health' on epilepsy prevalence and reported medication use

Epilepsy Research

Volumn 84, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 135-145

  Elliott, John O ^a   Lu, Bo ^a   Shneker, Bassel F ^a   Moore, J Layne ^a   McAuley, James W ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

CHIS; Epidemiology; Epilepsy; Medication use; Poverty; Social determinants of health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG COST; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCOME; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PATIENT CARE; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL WORK; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTICONVULSANTS; EMPLOYMENT; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ODDS RATIO; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 64149101417     PISSN: 09201211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2009.01.010     Document Type: Article

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