Cross-cultural differences in levels of knowledge about epilepsy

Epilepsia

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 115-123

  Doughty, Julie ^b   Baker, Gus A ^a   Jacoby, Ann ^b   Lavaud, Virginie ^b  

^a WALTON CENTRE FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cross cultural; Epilepsy; Knowledge; Patient information; Patients with epilepsy; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DEMOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; EUROPE; FEMALE; FRANCE; GERMANY; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT INFORMATION; POLAND; PORTUGAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SPAIN; SUPPORT GROUP; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); UNITED KINGDOM;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; EPILEPSY; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREJUDICE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF-HELP GROUPS; SICK ROLE;

EID: 0037665978     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1528-1157.2003.34402.x     Document Type: Article

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