Initial perspectives from midwestern neurologists: Epilepsy patients' barriers and motivators for seeking treatment

Epilepsia

Volumn 48, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1920-1925

  Hawley, Suzanne R ^a   Paschal, Angelia M ^a   Ablah, Elizabeth ^a   St Romain, Theresa ^a   Liow, Kore ^a   Molgaard, Craig A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE WICHITA   (United States)

Author keywords

Barriers; Care providers; Communication; Epilepsy; Health disparities; Motivators; Social support; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; KNOWLEDGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MOTIVATION; PERCEPTION; PILOT STUDY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; DATA COLLECTION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; MIDDLE AGED; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; MOTIVATION; NEUROLOGY; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STEREOTYPING; TRANSPORTATION;

EID: 35148848700     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: 15281167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2006.01137.x     Document Type: Article

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