Quality of life in childhood epilepsy: Validating the QOLCE [2]

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 157-158

  Connolly, A M ^a   Sabaz, M ^a   Lawson, J A ^a   Cairns, D R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENIGN CHILDHOOD EPILEPSY; HUMAN; LETTER; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 16444378176     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2005.570_2.x     Document Type: Letter

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