Epilepsy is associated with unmet health care needs compared to the general population despite higher health resource utilization-A Canadian population-based study

Epilepsia

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 291-300

  Reid, Aylin Y ^a   Metcalfe, Amy ^a   Patten, Scott B ^a,b   Wiebe, Samuel ^a   MacRodimitris, Sophie ^a   Jetté, Nathalie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Asthma; Diabetes; Disparities; Epilepsy; Health care utilization; Health survey; Migraine

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL PROCEDURE; DIABETES MELLITUS; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MIGRAINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIST; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL WORKER; SOCIOECONOMICS;

CANADA; CHRONIC DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HEALTH RESOURCES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84856325574     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: 15281167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2011.03353.x     Document Type: Article

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