Disparities in NIH funding for epilepsy research

Neurology

Volumn 77, Issue 13, 2011, Pages 1305-1307

  Meador, Kimford J ^a   French, Jacqueline ^a   Loring, David W ^a   Pennell, Page B ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; CITIZENSHIP; EPILEPSY; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PARKINSON DISEASE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE; UNITED STATES; ECONOMICS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; NATIONAL HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EPILEPSY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (U.S.); RESEARCH SUPPORT AS TOPIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 82255160632     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: 1526632X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0b013e318230a18f     Document Type: Article

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