Living Well II: A review of progress since 2003

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 386-393

  Austin, Joan K ^a   Carr, Deborah A ^b   Hermann, Bruce P ^c  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^b Epilepsy Foundation   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Access to care, Epilepsy Foundation education program; CDC research program; Epilepsy Foundation and CDC cooperative agreement; HRSA; Living Well conferences; Living Well I impact; Living Well II impact; Public education; Public health and epilepsy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CAREGIVER; COGNITION; COMORBIDITY; CULTURAL FACTOR; EPILEPSY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MANAGED CARE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MENTAL HEALTH; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLICATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEIZURE; SOCIAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; EPILEPSY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES; VOLUNTARY HEALTH AGENCIES;

EID: 33750359366     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2006.08.015     Document Type: Article

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