Epilepsy awareness among parents of school children - A municipal survey

Journal of the Indian Medical Association

Volumn 105, Issue 5, 2007, Pages

  Bhattacharya, Anup Kr ^a   Saha, Sukhen Kr ^a   Roy, Suman Kr ^a,b  

^a LSK Hospital   (India)

^b Department of Community Medicine ^*

Author keywords

Attitude and practice (KAP); Epilepsy; Knowledge

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDIA; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PILOT STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; PARENT;

ADULT; AWARENESS; CHILD; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; PARENTS; PILOT PROJECTS;

EID: 35748939705     PISSN: 00195847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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