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- Title
Epilepsy in Adults and Access to Care--United States, 2010.
- Authors
Kobau, Rosemahe; Yao-Hua Luo; Zack, Matthew M.; Helmers, Sandra; Thurman, David J.
- Abstract
The article offers information on nationally representative U.S. estimates of the prevalence of epilepsy in adults and access to medical care. It mentions that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention analyzed data on epilepsy from the 2010 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS). It includes that the results of the analysis revealed an estimated 1.0 percent of U.S. adults and 1.9 percent of those with annual family income levels less than 34,999 dollars had active epilepsy. It adds that findings of the analysis disclose estimates of epilepsy prevalence are consistent with previous estimates from the organization Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System and other population studies in the U.S. INSET: What is already known on this topic?.
- Subjects
UNITED States; EPILEPSY; HEALTH surveys; HEALTH services accessibility; INCOME; DISEASE prevalence; CENTERS for Disease Control &; Prevention (U.S.); BEHAVIORAL Risk Factor Surveillance System (Organization); BRAIN diseases
- Publication
JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association, 2013, Vol 309, Issue 3, p224
- ISSN
0098-7484
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1001/jama.2012.147846