Factors associated with poor compliance of patients with epilepsy driving restrictions

Neurology

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 869-871

  Polychronopoulos, P ^a   Argyriou, A A ^a   Huliara, V ^a   Sirrou, V ^a   Gourzis, P ^a   Chroni, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DRIVING ABILITY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DEMOGRAPHY; EMPLOYMENT; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 33748703128     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000233846.13339.0c     Document Type: Article

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