Disease characteristics and psychosocial factors: Explaining the expression of quality of life in childhood epilepsy

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 18, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 88-93

  Ronen, Gabriel M ^a   Streiner, David L ^b   Verhey, Leonard H ^a   Lach, Lucyna ^c   Boyle, Michael H ^a   Cunningham, Charles E ^a   Rosenbaum, Peter L ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Childhood Epilepsy; Co morbidity; Outcome; Psychosocial; Quality of Life

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SAMPLE SIZE; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; HEALTH STATUS; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; PARENTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 77953915925     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2010.02.023     Document Type: Article

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