Quality of life and related factors in Chinese adolescents with active epilepsy

Epilepsy Research

Volumn 90, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 16-20

  Wu, Dong yan ^a   Ding, Ding ^a   Wang, Yi ^b   Hong, Zhen ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Active epilepsy; Adolescents; Quality of life; Quality of Life in Epilepsy Inventory for Adolescents 48 (QOLIE AD 48)

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD HEALTH; CHINESE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPILEPSY; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY; MENTAL CONCENTRATION; ONSET AGE; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; CHINA; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHINA; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 77953535853     PISSN: 09201211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2010.03.001     Document Type: Article

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