Health-care access among adults with epilepsy: The U.S. National Health Interview Survey, 2010 and 2013

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 55, Issue , 2016, Pages 184-188

  Thurman, David J ^a   Kobau, Rosemarie ^b   Luo, Yao Hua ^b   Helmers, Sandra L ^a   Zack, Matthew M ^b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Access to care; Epidemiology; Epilepsy; Insurance; Surveillance; United States

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DENTAL PROCEDURE; EPILEPSY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAID; MENTAL HEALTH; PRESCRIPTION; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RACE DIFFERENCE; SEIZURE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPECTACLES; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; UNITED STATES; ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAID; MIDDLE AGED; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84956687630     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2015.10.028     Document Type: Article

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