Perceived impact of childhood-onset epilepsy on quality of life as an adult

Epilepsia

Volumn 45, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 971-977

  Sillanpää, Matti ^a,c   Haataja, Leena ^a   Shinnar, Shlomo ^b  

^a TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Childhood onset; Epilepsy; Quality of life; Social outcomes

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BENIGN CHILDHOOD EPILEPSY; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; ONSET AGE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REMISSION; SCORING SYSTEM; SEIZURE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SURVIVAL; UNEMPLOYMENT; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGE OF ONSET; ANTICONVULSANTS; CHILD; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PARENTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; SOCIAL CLASS; UNEMPLOYMENT;

EID: 4043179206     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0013-9580.2004.44203.x     Document Type: Article

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