Health-related quality of life of patients with epilepsy in Turkey

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1582-1587

  Giray, Semih ^a   Ozenli, Yarkin ^b   Ozisik, Handan ^c   Karaca, Sibel ^a   Aslaner, Umit ^b  

^a ADANA NUMUNE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c ÇANAKKALE ONSEKIZ MART UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Generalized epileptic seizure; Health related quality of life; Partial epileptic seizure; Turkey

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FOCAL EPILEPSY; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GENERALIZED EPILEPSY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; QUALITY OF LIFE; SIMPLE PARTIAL SEIZURE; SOCIAL INTERACTION; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ADULT; ANTICONVULSANTS; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TURKEY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70449535778     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2009.03.028     Document Type: Article

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