Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP): A pilot study on truth telling among Italian epileptologists

Neurological Sciences

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 331-335

  Vegni, Elena ^a,d   Leone, Daniela ^b   Canevini, Maria Paola ^b   Tinuper, Paolo ^c   Moja, Egidio Aldo ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^d SAN PAOLO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Questionnaires; SUDEP; Truth telling

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EMOTION; EPILEPSY; FAMILY COUNSELING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NEUROLOGY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PILOT STUDY; SUDDEN DEATH; SUDDEN UNEXPECTED DEATH IN EPILEPSY;

DEATH, SUDDEN; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; NEUROLOGY; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 79952899232     PISSN: 15901874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10072-010-0365-7     Document Type: Article

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