Medical and employment-related costs of epilepsy in the USA

Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 645-647

  Metcalfe, Amy ^a   Jetté, Nathalie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

cost; economics; epilepsy; health resource utilization; health services; medical absenteeism; seizures

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ABSENTEEISM; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISABILITY; EMPLOYMENT; EPILEPSY; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RECURRENT DISEASE; SEIZURE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78650498542     PISSN: 14737167     EISSN: 17448379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/erp.10.80     Document Type: Article

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