Association between sociodemographic status and antiepileptic drug prescriptions in children with epilepsy

Epilepsia

Volumn 53, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 2149-2155

  Mattsson, Peter ^a   Tomson, Torbjörn ^b   Edebol Eeg Olofsson, Karin ^a   Brännström, Lars ^c   Ringbäck Weitoft, Gunilla ^d  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d NATIONAL BOARD OF HEALTH AND WELFARE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Drug prescriptions; drug therapy; Educational status; Epilepsy ; Physician's practice patterns ; Socioeconomic factors.; statistics and numerical data

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; ETIRACETAM; LAMOTRIGINE; OXCARBAZEPINE; VALPROIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BENIGN CHILDHOOD EPILEPSY; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; INCOME; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; SWEDEN;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ANTICONVULSANTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; GERIATRICS; HUMANS; INFANT; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PRESCRIPTION DRUGS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 84870615456     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: 15281167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2012.03717.x     Document Type: Article

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