Trends in status epilepticus-related hospitalizations and mortality: Redefined in US practice over time

JAMA Neurology

Volumn 72, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 650-655

  Betjemann, John P ^a   Josephson, S Andrew ^a   Lowenstein, Daniel H ^a   Burke, James F ^b  

^a SAN FRANCISCO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPILEPTIC STATE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; INTUBATION; MEDICARE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED STATES; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; STATUS EPILEPTICUS; TRENDS;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MORTALITY; STATUS EPILEPTICUS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84931072788     PISSN: 21686149     EISSN: 21686157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2015.0188     Document Type: Article

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