Quality of life in epilepsy

Journal of Epilepsy

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 3-13

  Spencer, Susan S ^a   Hunt, Peter W ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL RESEARCH; EPILEPSY; HUMAN; NEUROSURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT;

EID: 0029916623     PISSN: 08966974     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0896-6974(95)00071-2     Document Type: Review

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