Ethical perspectives in neurology: Ethical considerations in sudden unexplained death in epilepsy

CONTINUUM Lifelong Learning in Neurology

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 242-245

  Hamid, Hamada ^a   Nass, Ruth ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETIRACETAM;

ARTICLE; EPILEPSY; ETHICS; GENERALIZED EPILEPSY; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MORTALITY; PATIENT AUTONOMY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PATIENT MONITORING; PHYSICIAN; SELF CONCEPT; SLEEP PATTERN; SUDDEN DEATH; TEMPORAL LOBE EPILEPSY;

EID: 78549274023     PISSN: 10802371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/01.CON.0000368242.72480.07     Document Type: Article

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