Clinical characteristics associated with psychosocial functioning among patients with uncomplicated epilepsy in Spain

Seizure

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 195-203

  Falip, M ^a   Artazcoz, L ^b,c   de la Pena P ^d   Perez Sempere A ^e   Codina, M ^f  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

^b AGÈNCIA DE SALUT PÚBLICA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO 12 DE OCTUBRE   (Spain)

^e HOSPITAL VEGA BAJA   (Spain)

^f HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI GERMANS TRIAS I PUJOL   (Spain)

Author keywords

Educational status; Epilepsy; Marriage; Occupational health; Social adjustment; Unemployment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; SEIZURE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SPAIN;

ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; DATA COLLECTION; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPAIN;

EID: 33847415439     PISSN: 10591311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seizure.2006.11.005     Document Type: Article

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