Quality of life of people with epilepsy in the United States

Clinical Therapeutics

Volumn 20, Issue SUPPL.1, 1998, Pages

  Leppik, Ilo E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b MINCEP Epilepsy Care   (United States)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Psychosocial function; QOLIE; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; EPILEPSY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031776193     PISSN: 01492918     EISSN: 1879114X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0149-2918(98)80021-0     Document Type: Article

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