Validity of three measures of health-related quality of life in children with intractable epilepsy

Epilepsia

Volumn 43, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1230-1238

  Sherman, Elisabeth M S ^a,b   Slick, Daniel J ^a   Connolly, Mary B ^b   Steinbok, Paul ^a,b   Camfield, Carol ^c   Eyrl, Kim L ^a   Massey, Cathy ^a   Farrell, Kevin ^b  

^a BC CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Childhood; Epilepsy; Parent ratings; Quality of life; Validity

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ANTICONVULSANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; INTRACTABLE EPILEPSY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; VALIDATION PROCESS;

AGE OF ONSET; ANTICONVULSANTS; CHILD; EPILEPSY; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; PARENTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE;

EID: 0036799680     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1528-1157.2002.03602.x     Document Type: Article

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