Patient's perspective on epilepsy: Self knowledge among Omanis

Seizure

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 11-18

  Al Adawi, Samir ^a   Al Salmy, Hamoud ^a   Martin, Roger G ^a   Al Naamani, Aziz ^a   Prabhakar, Subhashini ^b   Deleu, Dirk ^a   Moosa, Samira ^a   Dorvlo, Atsu S S ^a  

^a SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

^b ROYAL HOSPITAL   (Oman)

Author keywords

Arab; Attitude; Cross culture; Epilepsy; Knowledge; Oman; Questionaire

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; EMPLOYMENT; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; OMAN; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0037232237     PISSN: 10591311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1059131102001504     Document Type: Article

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