Epilepsy surgery trends in the United States, 1990-2008

Neurology

Volumn 78, Issue 16, 2012, Pages 1200-1206

  Englot, D J ^a,b   Ouyang, D ^a,b   Garcia, P A ^a,b   Barbaro, N M ^a,b   Chang, E F ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FOCAL EPILEPSY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; LOBECTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; NEWBORN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCHOOL CHILD; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84860720241     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: 1526632X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0b013e318250d7ea     Document Type: Article

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