Prevalence of epilepsy and health status of adults with epilepsy in Georgia and Tennessee: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2002

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 358-366

  Kobau, Rosemarie ^a   DiIorio, Colleen A ^b   Price, Patricia H ^a   Thurman, David J ^a   Martin, Linda M ^c   Ridings, David L ^d   Henry, Thomas R ^e  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES   (United States)

^d TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^e EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Comorbidity; Epilepsy; Health outcomes; Obesity; Seizure; Smoking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; EDUCATION; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LIFESPAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; SELF REPORT; SYMPTOM; UNITED STATES; ADOLESCENT; AGED; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; GEORGIA; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TENNESSEE;

EID: 3042573021     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2004.02.007     Document Type: Article

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