Quality of life in newly-debuted epilepsy. An empirical study

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica

Volumn 100, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 221-226

  Raty L ^a   Hamrin, E ^b   Söderfeldt, Birgitta ^c  

^a KARLSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Division of Nursing Science   (Sweden)

^c LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Attitude; Epilepsy; Perception; Quality of life; Self concept

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; LAMOTRIGINE; OXCARBAZEPINE; VALPROIC ACID; VIGABATRIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIPLOPIA; EPILEPSY; FAMILY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; NIGHTMARE; PRURITUS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SWEDEN; VERTIGO;

EID: 0032856483     PISSN: 00016314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.1999.tb00384.x     Document Type: Article

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