Quality of life of people with epilepsy following temporal lobectomy: A preliminary report

Perceptual and Motor Skills

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 1035-1039

  Ho, A ^a   Chan, C C H ^b   Ng, K K ^c   Lee, T M C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^c Hospital Authority

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOSURGERY; QUALITY OF LIFE; TEMPORAL LOBE;

ADULT; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PSYCHOSURGERY; QUALITY OF LIFE; TEMPORAL LOBE;

EID: 0034568212     PISSN: 00315125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/pms.2000.91.3f.1035     Document Type: Article

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