Emergency department care of seizure patients: Demographic trends in southern Arizona

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 382-386

  Ouellette, Ellen ^a   Chong, Jenny ^b   Drake, Kendra ^b   Labiner, David M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Demographics; Emergency department; Epilepsy; Insurance

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; EPILEPSY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SEIZURE; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARIZONA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEIZURES;

EID: 80051473800     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2011.05.027     Document Type: Article

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