Cost and Cost‐Effectiveness of Epilepsy Surgery
1999; Wiley; Volume: 40; Issue: s8 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1111/j.1528-1157.1999.tb00945.x
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ResumoEpilepsiaVolume 40, Issue s8 p. 32-39 Free Access Cost and Cost-Effectiveness of Epilepsy Surgery Herbert Silfvenius, Corresponding Author Herbert Silfvenius Department of Neurosurgery, Section of Epilepsy, University Hospital, Umeå, SwedenAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Dr. H. Silfvenius at Department of Neurosurgery, Section of Epilepsy, University Hospital, Umeå S-90185, Sweden.Search for more papers by this author Herbert Silfvenius, Corresponding Author Herbert Silfvenius Department of Neurosurgery, Section of Epilepsy, University Hospital, Umeå, SwedenAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Dr. H. Silfvenius at Department of Neurosurgery, Section of Epilepsy, University Hospital, Umeå S-90185, Sweden.Search for more papers by this author First published: 02 August 2005 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1528-1157.1999.tb00945.xCitations: 7AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL REFERENCES 1 Alving J. What is intractable epilepsy. In: S Johannesen, L Gram, M Sillanpää, et al., eds. Intractable epilepsy. Petersfield , UK : Wrightson Biomedical Publishing Ltd., 1995: 1– 12. 2 Sillanpää M. Epidemiology of intractable epilepsy in children. In: S Johannesen, L Gram, M Sillanpãã, et al. 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