Health-related quality of life after epilepsy surgery: A Swedish multicenter study

Epilepsia

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 830-838

  Malmgren, Kristina ^a   Sullivan, Marianne ^a   Ekstedt, Gerd ^a   Kullberg, Gunvor ^b   Kumlien, Eva ^c  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Emotional status; Epilepsy surgery; Quality of life; SF 36 Health Survey

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPILEPSY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEUROSURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEIZURE; SWEDEN;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BRAIN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; EPILEPSY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SWEDEN;

EID: 0030818786     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1157.1997.tb01471.x     Document Type: Article

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