Validation of a new quality of life measure for children with epilepsy

Epilepsia

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 765-774

  Sabaz, Mark ^a   Cairns, David R ^b   Lawson, John A ^a,c   Nheu, Natalina ^a   Bleasel, Andrew F ^c,d   Bye, Ann M E ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c SYDNEY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

Author keywords

Children; Quality of life; Questionnaire; Refractory epilepsy; Validation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COGNITION; EMOTIONALITY; EPILEPSY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; SOCIAL ASPECT; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0034123192     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1157.2000.tb00240.x     Document Type: Article

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