Basic knowledge of epilepsy among medical students

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 90, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 2271-2276

  Tiamkao, Siriporn ^a   Tiamkao, Somsak ^a   Auevitchayapat, Narong ^a   Arunpongpaisal, Suwanna ^a   Chaiyakum, Aporanee ^a   Jitpimolmard, Suthipun ^a   Phuttharak, Warinthorn ^b   Phunikhom, Kutcharin ^a   Saengsuwan, Jiamjit ^b   Vannaprasaht, Suda ^a  

^a KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Basic knowledge; Epilepsy; Medical student

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; BRAIN DYSFUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRIVING ABILITY; EPILEPSY; FIRST AID; GRAND MAL SEIZURE; HEREDITY; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; LACTATION; MACHINE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; PREGNANCY; PROGNOSIS; PUNISHMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; STROKE; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DATA COLLECTION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; PROGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 37149005180     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: 01252208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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