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Record Nr.

UNINA9910462311103321

Titolo

Epilepsy across the spectrum [[electronic resource] ] : promoting health and understanding / / Committee on the Public Health Dimensions of the Epilepsies, Board on Health Sciences Policy, Institute of Medicine of the National Academies ; Mary Jane England ... [et al.], editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, c2012

ISBN

0-309-25953-3

1-283-63624-7

0-309-25507-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (569 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

EnglandMary Jane <1938->

Disciplina

362.19685/3

Soggetti

Epilepsy - United States

Health education - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

""Front Matter""; ""Reviewers""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""Tables, Figures, and Boxes""; ""Acronyms""; ""Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Surveillance, Measurement, and Data Collection""; ""3 Epidemiology and Prevention""; ""4 Health Care: Quality, Access, and Value""; ""5 Health Professional Education""; ""6 Quality of Life and Community Resources""; ""7 Educating People with Epilepsy and Their Families""; ""8 Public Education and Awareness""; ""9 Next Steps and Recommendations""; ""Appendix A: Workshop Agendas""; ""Appendix B: IOM Data-Gathering Effort""

""Appendix C: Data on Specialized Epilepsy Centers: Report to the Institute of Medicine's Committee on the Public Health Dimensions of the Epilepsies""""Appendix D: Health Professionals Who Care for People with Epilepsy: Possible Roles and Relevant Boards and Organizations""; ""Appendix E: Committee Biographies""