Quality of life of patients with epilepsy living in Kingston, Jamaica

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 23-26

  Gordon Perue, G ^a,b   Gayle, F ^a   Fraser, R ^c   Ali, A ^a,b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

^b Kingston Public Hospital   (Jamaica)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

^d The Epilepsy Centre of Jamaica   (Jamaica)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Jamaica; Predictors of quality of life; Quality of life; Socioeconomic

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DISEASE DURATION; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JAMAICA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAMAICA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79955620757     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2011.02.019     Document Type: Article

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