Stigma, seizure frequency and quality of life: The impact of epilepsy in late adulthood

Seizure

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 281-287

  McLaughlin, Deirdre P ^a   Pachana, Nancy A ^a   Mcfarland, Ken ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Older adults; QOLIE 31; Seizure frequency; Stigma; WPSI

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; SEIZURE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STIGMA;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BRAIN; COGNITION DISORDERS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERIODICITY; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STEREOTYPING; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 40049101401     PISSN: 10591311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seizure.2007.09.001     Document Type: Article

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