Adolescents with active or inactive epilepsy or asthma: A comparison of quality of life

Epilepsia

Volumn 37, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 1228-1238

  Austin, Joan K ^a   Huster, Gertrude A ^b   Dunn, David W ^b   Risinger, Michael W ^c  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Asthma; Epilepsy; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0029807619     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1157.1996.tb00558.x     Document Type: Article

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