Best clinical and research practice in epilepsy of older people: Focus on antiepileptic drug adherence

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 15, Issue 2 SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages

  Ettinger, Alan B ^a   Baker, Gus A ^b  

^a North Shore LIJ Comprehensive Epilepsy Centers   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adherence; Antiepileptic drug; Elderly; Epilepsy

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DRUG COST; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG TOLERABILITY; ELDERLY CARE; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; EPILEPSY; FATIGUE; GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALIZATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SUSTAINED RELEASE FORMULATION;

ANTICONVULSANTS; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; EPILEPSY; GERIATRICS; HUMANS; MEDICATION ADHERENCE;

EID: 67349198500     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2009.03.010     Document Type: Article

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