Knowledge, attitude and practices among patients of epilepsy attending tertiary hospital in Delhi, India and a review of Indian studies

Neurology Asia

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 225-232

  Gourie Devi, M ^a   Singh, Vijander ^a   Bala, Kiran ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF HUMAN BEHAVIOUR AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AWARENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MEDICAL RECORD; OUTPATIENT CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; SOCIAL STATUS; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 79951792826     PISSN: 18236138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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