Epilepsy patients: Health status and medical consumption

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 244, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 365-370

  Donker, G A ^a   Foets, M ^a   Spreeuwenberg, P ^a  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Alternative medicine; Biological profile list; Epilepsy; General health questionnaire; Psychosocial

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; EPILEPSY; EXCITABILITY; FATIGUE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NERVOUSNESS; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL DISORDER; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF ESTEEM; SLEEP DISORDER; VERTIGO;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0030816016     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004150050103     Document Type: Article

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