Familiarity with, knowledge of, and attitudes toward epilepsy in residents of Seoul, South Korea

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 39-45

  Choi Kwon, S ^a   Park, K A ^b   Lee, H J ^a   Park, M S ^a   Lee, C H ^a   Cheon, S E ^a   Youn, M H ^a   Lee, S K ^c   Chung, C K ^c  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Kaya University   (South Korea)

^c Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Epilepsy; Familiarity; Knowledge; Perspectives; Seoul

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPILEPSY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; GENETIC DISORDER; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MENTAL DISEASE; PATHOGENESIS; SOUTH KOREA;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EMPLOYMENT; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; KOREA; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; PARTURITION;

EID: 3042779553     PISSN: 00016314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.2004.00258.x     Document Type: Article

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