Understanding of and attitudes toward epilepsy among the urban Chinese population in Malaysia

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 290-299

  Hasan, S S ^a   Alen, Y K S ^a   Wayne, W G W ^a   Ahmadi, K ^a   Anwar, M ^a   Goh, G K ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Chinese; Epilepsy; Understanding; Urban areas

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREER; CHINESE; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALAYSIA; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF EVALUATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ISOLATION; URBAN AREA; ADOLESCENT; CHINA; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; URBAN POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHINA; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALAYSIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 77953493772     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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