A comparison of health-related quality of life in patients with epilepsy, diabetes and multiple sclerosis

Epilepsy Research

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 113-118

  Hermann, Bruce P ^a   Vickrey, Barbara ^b,c   Hays, Ron D ^b,c   Cramer, Joyce ^d   Devinsky, Orrin ^e   Meador, Kimford ^f   Perrine, Kenneth ^e   Myers, Lawrence W ^b   Ellison, George W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^d VA CONNECTICUT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^e NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Epilepsy; Multiple sclerosis; Psychosocial; Quality of life; RAND health survey

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 0030271571     PISSN: 09201211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0920-1211(96)00024-1     Document Type: Article

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