Medication adherence in patients with epilepsy after a single neurologist visit in rural India

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 412-415

  Bigelow, Jeffrey ^a   Singh, Vineeta ^b   Singh, Mamta ^c  

^a INTERMOUNTAIN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Global Health; India; Mobile clinics; Outcomes research; Treatment gap

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; GENERALIZED EPILEPSY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; INDIA; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; NEUROLOGIST; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRESCRIPTION; SCHOOL CHILD; SEIZURE; TELEPHONE INTERVIEW;

EPILEPSY; GLOBAL HEALTH; INDIA; MOBILE CLINICS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; TREATMENT GAP;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIANS; RURAL POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84884986510     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2013.08.034     Document Type: Article

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