Impact of idiopathic epilepsy on mothers and fathers: Strain, burden of care, worries and perception of vulnerability

Epilepsia

Volumn 48, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1810-1814

  Ramaglia, Giovanna ^a,d   Romeo, Antonino ^b   Viri, Maurizio ^b   Lodi, Monica ^b   Sacchi, Simona ^c   Cioffi, Giuseppina ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b FATEBENEFRATELLI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^d Dipartimento di Filosofia e Scienze dell'Educazione   (Italy)

Author keywords

Burden of care; Idiopathic epilepsy; Vulnerability; Worries

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARE AND CARING; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; EPILEPSY; FATHER; FEMALE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTHER; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRAIN IDENTIFICATION;

EID: 34548385405     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: 15281167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2007.01145.x     Document Type: Article

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