Men with epilepsy-The lost tribe?. Results of a nationwide survey of men with epilepsy living in the UK

Seizure

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 384-396

  Sare, Gillian ^a   Rawnsley, Margaret ^b   Stoneman, Amanda ^b   Duncan, Susan ^a  

^a HOPE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b British Epilepsy Association   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Men with epilepsy

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CAR DRIVING; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DRIVING ABILITY; EMPLOYMENT; EPILEPSY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INCIDENCE; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NEGRO; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RACE DIFFERENCE; SELF ESTEEM; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TELECONSULTATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; DEMOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE;

EID: 34249807924     PISSN: 10591311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seizure.2007.02.007     Document Type: Article

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