Disparities in access to specialized epilepsy care

Epilepsy Research

Volumn 107, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 172-180

  Schiltz, Nicholas K ^a   Koroukian, Siran M ^a   Singer, Mendel E ^a   Love, Thomas E ^a,b   Kaiboriboon, Kitti ^c  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Healthcare access; Healthcare disparities

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMMUNITY CARE; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EMERGENCY CARE; EPILEPSY; ETHNICITY; FACTUAL DATABASE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT; INSURANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; MEDICARE; PATIENT CARE; PERSONALIZED MEDICINE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SEIZURE;

EPILEPSY; HEALTHCARE ACCESS; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CALIFORNIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATABASES, FACTUAL; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84886950453     PISSN: 09201211     EISSN: 18726844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2013.08.003     Document Type: Article

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