Epilepsy, intellectual disability, and living environment: A critical review

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 14-18

  van Blarikom, Willeke ^a   Tan, In Y ^a   Aldenkamp, Albert P ^a,b   van Gennep, Ad Th G ^c  

^a EPILEPSY CENTER KEMPENHAEGHE   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Intellectual disability; Living environment

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

AUTISM; CEREBRAL PALSY; COMMUNITY CARE; COMORBIDITY; DOWN SYNDROME; EPILEPSY; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INSTITUTIONAL CARE; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; LIFESPAN; MEDLINE; MORTALITY; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SOCIAL WORK; WELLBEING;

ANTICONVULSANTS; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; COMORBIDITY; EPILEPSY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MENTAL RETARDATION; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 33745870107     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2006.04.001     Document Type: Review

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