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Incidence and prevalence of epilepsy among older US Medicare beneficiaries

E. Faught, J. Richman, R. Martin, E. Funkhouser, R. Foushee, P. Kratt, Y. Kim, K. Clements, N. Cohen, D. Adoboe, R. Knowlton, M. Pisu
First published January 18, 2012, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0b013e3182477edc
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Incidence and prevalence of epilepsy among older US Medicare beneficiaries
E. Faught, J. Richman, R. Martin, E. Funkhouser, R. Foushee, P. Kratt, Y. Kim, K. Clements, N. Cohen, D. Adoboe, R. Knowlton, M. Pisu
Neurology Feb 2012, 78 (7) 448-453; DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0b013e3182477edc

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vol. 78 no. 7 448-453
DOI: 
https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0b013e3182477edc
PubMed: 
22262750

Published By: 
Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. on behalf of the American Academy of Neurology
Print ISSN: 
0028-3878
Online ISSN: 
1526-632X
History: 
  • Received March 9, 2011
  • Accepted July 18, 2011
  • First Published January 18, 2012.

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Author Disclosures

    1. E. Faught, MD,
    2. J. Richman, MD, PhD,
    3. R. Martin, PhD,
    4. E. Funkhouser, DrPH,
    5. R. Foushee, PhD,
    6. P. Kratt, PhD,
    7. Y. Kim, MS,
    8. K. Clements, MA,
    9. N. Cohen, RN,
    10. D. Adoboe, MPH,
    11. R. Knowlton, MD, MPH and
    12. M. Pisu, PhD
  1. E. Faught, MD,
  2. J. Richman, MD, PhD,
  3. R. Martin, PhD,
  4. E. Funkhouser, DrPH,
  5. R. Foushee, PhD,
  6. P. Kratt, PhD,
  7. Y. Kim, MS,
  8. K. Clements, MA,
  9. N. Cohen, RN,
  10. D. Adoboe, MPH,
  11. R. Knowlton, MD, MPH and
  12. M. Pisu, PhD
  1. From the Department of Neurology (E. Faught), Emory University, Atlanta, GA; and Division of Preventive Medicine (J.R., E. Funkhouser, P.K., Y.K., D.A., M.P.), Health Behavior Unit (R.F.), Department of Neurology (R.M., N.C., R.K.), and Health Services Administration (K.C.), University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham.
  1. Correspondence & reprint requests to Dr. Pisu: mpisu{at}uab.edu
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