Health-related quality of life of children with epilepsy in Hong Kong: How does it compare with that of youth with epilepsy in Canada?

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 419-426

  Yam, Winnie K L ^a   Ronen, Gabriel M ^b   Cherk, Sharon W W ^c   Rosenbaum, Peter ^b   Chan, K Y ^d   Streiner, David L ^e   Cheng, Sally W W ^f   Fung, C W ^g   Ho, Jackson C S ^c   Kwong, Karen L ^h   Ma, Louis C K ⁱ   Ma, David K H ^a   Tsui, K W ^a   Wong, Virginia ^j   Wong, Theresa Y L ^d  

^a NORTH DISTRICT HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c KWONG WAH HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^d YAN CHAI HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^e Kunin Lunenfeld Applied Research Unit and Department of Food and Nutrition Services and Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care   (Canada)

^f Caritas Medical Centre Hong Kong   (Hong Kong)

^g QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^h TUEN MUN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

ⁱ UNITED CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^j UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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Author keywords

Canadian; Child; Chinese; Cross cultural difference; Epilepsy; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BENIGN CHILDHOOD EPILEPSY; CANADA; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE DURATION; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PARENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT;

ADOLESCENT; CANADA; CHILD; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; DISABILITY EVALUATION; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; PARENTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE;

EID: 40649128106     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2007.11.007     Document Type: Article

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