Impact of pediatric epilepsy: Voices from a focus group and implications for public policy change

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 161-165

  Wagner, Janelle L ^a   Sample, Pat L ^b   Ferguson, Pamela L ^c   Pickelsimer, E Elisabeth ^c   Smith, Gigi M ^d   Selassie, Anbesaw W ^c  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Impact of epilepsy; Pediatric epilepsy; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EDUCATION; EPILEPSY; FAMILY INTERACTION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MALE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; EDUCATION; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; PARENTS; PEER GROUP; PUBLIC POLICY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOLS; SEIZURES;

EID: 70249144283     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2009.07.008     Document Type: Article

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