Economic differences in direct and indirect costs between people with epilepsy and without epilepsy

Medical Care

Volumn 50, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 928-933

  Libby, Anne M ^a   Ghushchyan, Vahram ^a   McQueen, Robert Brett ^a   Slejko, Julia F ^a,b   Bainbridge, Jacqueline L ^a   Campbell, Jonathan D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

chronic illness; costs; epilepsy; MEPS; productivity; utilization

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; COST OF ILLNESS; DEPRESSION; DIABETES MELLITUS; EMPLOYMENT; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SCHOOL CHILD; UNITED STATES; WORK DISABILITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMORBIDITY; COST OF ILLNESS; EFFICIENCY; EMPLOYMENT; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; INCOME; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84867708876     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: 15371948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MLR.0b013e31826c8613     Document Type: Review

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