Sociodemographic correlates of health-related quality of life in pediatric epilepsy

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 96-101

  Sherman, Elisabeth M S ^a   Griffiths, Stephanie Y ^a,b   Akdag, Sare ^c   Connolly, Mary B ^d   Slick, Daniel J ^a   Wiebe, Samuel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c BC CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Children; Epilepsy; Ethnicity; Health related quality of life; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EPILEPSY; ETHNICITY; FAMILY SIZE; FAMILY STRESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRACTABLE EPILEPSY; LANGUAGE ABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; ONSET AGE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTICONVULSANTS; CHILD; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; PEDIATRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 37049000015     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2007.07.009     Document Type: Article

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