Influence of clinical, demographic, and socioeconomic variables on quality of life in patients with epilepsy: Findings from Georgian study

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 570-573

  Djibuti, M ^a   Shakarishvili, R ^b  

^a State Medical Academy   (Georgia)

^b P Sarajishvili Inst of Neurology   (Georgia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE DURATION; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; NEUROSURGERY; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; DEMOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; GEORGIA (REPUBLIC); HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 0037962812     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.74.5.570     Document Type: Article

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