Large-scale quality of life (QOL) survey in patients with epilepsy - Recognition gap between patients and their physicians

Journal of the Japan Epilepsy Society

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 414-424

  Awaya, Yutaka ^a,c   Kubota, Hidemoto ^b,c  

^a Seibo Byoin   (Japan)

^b SHIZUOKA INSTITUTE OF EPILEPSY AND NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS   (Japan)

^c Japanese Epilepsy Association

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Large scale survey; Physician patient recognition gap; Quality of life (QOL); Seizure notebook

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EPILEPSY; FAMILY STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECOGNITION; SCHOOL CHILD; SEIZURE;

EID: 41549094888     PISSN: 09120890     EISSN: 13475509     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3805/jjes.25.414     Document Type: Article

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