Patients' understanding of and adjustment to epilepsy: Interim findings from a European survey

Epilepsia

Volumn 40, Issue SUPPL. 9, 1999, Pages

  Baker, Gus A ^a,d   Jacoby, Ann ^e   De Boer, Hanneke ^b   Doughty, Julie ^e   Myon, Eric ^c   Taïeb, Charles ^c  

^a Fazakerley   (United Kingdom)

^b STICHTING EPILEPSIE INSTELLINGEN NEDERLAND SEIN   (Netherlands)

^c SANOFI   (France)

^d WALTON CENTRE FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

^e NONE

Author keywords

Adjustment; Carers; Epilepsy; Epilepsy Knowledge Questionnaire; Knowledge

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTMENT; ADULT; CAREGIVER; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FRANCE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GERMANY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL ASPECT; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0032787368     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1157.1999.tb02091.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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