Awareness, knowledge, and attitudes with respect to epilepsy: An investigation in relation to health-related quality of life within a Malaysian setting

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 248-254

  Lua, Pei Lin ^a   Neni, Widiasmoro Selamat ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI SULTAN ZAINAL ABIDIN   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Awareness; Epilepsy; Health related quality of life; Knowledge

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AWARENESS; COGNITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; KNOWLEDGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SAMPLE; SEIZURE; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AWARENESS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALAYSIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79959597701     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2011.03.039     Document Type: Article

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