Knowledge, attitudes and practice of epilepsy: Experience at a comprehensive rural health services project

Seizure

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 133-138

  Desai, P ^a   Padma, M V ^a   Jain, S ^a   Maheshwari, M C ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Epilepsy; Knowledge; Practice; Rural

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CHILD; DIET RESTRICTION; DRUG COST; EPILEPSY; HUMAN; INDIA; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; RURAL HEALTH CARE;

EID: 0031970583     PISSN: 10591311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1059-1311(98)80069-1     Document Type: Article

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