Medication-taking behavior and drug self regulation in people with epilepsy

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 714-719

  Da Mota Gomes, Marleide ^a   De Souza Maia Filho, Heber ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Adherence; Antiepileptic drug; Epilepsy

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; SELF MEDICATION; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTICONVULSANTS; BEHAVIOR; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; SELF MEDICATION;

EID: 0032235251     PISSN: 0004282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0004-282x1998000500003     Document Type: Article

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