Quality of life in epilepsy and perception of seizures control;Qualidade de vida em epilepsia e percepção de controle de crises

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Volumn 59, Issue 3 A, 2001, Pages 537-540

  Salgado, Priscila Camile Barioni ^a   De Souza, Elisabete Abib Pedroso ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Perception of seizures control; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0035463959     PISSN: 0004282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0004-282x2001000400010     Document Type: Article

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