Social and medical care of preschool children with epilepsy in Croatia: Population-based survey

European Journal of Paediatric Neurology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 73-77

  Cvitanovic Sojat, Ljerka ^a   Bielen, Ivan ^b   Sruk, Ana ^b   Kosicek, Miljenko ^c   Planjar Prvan, Miljenka ^b   Baraba, Ranka ^b   Bergman Markovic, Biserka ^d   Butković Soldo, Silva ^e  

^a SESTRE MILOSRDNICE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Croatia)

^b University Hospital Sveti Duh   (Croatia)

^c PLIVA CROATIA LTD   (Croatia)

^d Health Care Centre Tresnjevka   (Croatia)

^e UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OSIJEK   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Children; Disability; Epilepsy; Impairment; Therapy

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; CLONAZEPAM; ETHOSUXIMIDE; LAMOTRIGINE; METHYLPHENOBARBITAL; OXCARBAZEPINE; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; PRIMIDONE; TOPIRAMATE; VALPROIC ACID; VIGABATRIN;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD CARE; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CROATIA; EPILEPSY; EYE DISEASE; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; KINDERGARTEN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MONOTHERAPY; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NIGHT; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESIDENTIAL AREA; SCHOOL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CARE; SPEECH DISORDER;

ANTICONVULSANTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY HEALTH PLANNING; CROATIA; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 71649086149     PISSN: 10903798     EISSN: 15322130     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpn.2008.12.003     Document Type: Article

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