Auditing the attitude and knowledge of parents of children with febrile seizures;Examen de l'attitude et des connaissances des parents d'enfants presentant des convulsions febriles

African Journal of Neurological Sciences

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Zeglam, Adel M ^a   Al Hmadi, Suad ^a   Beshish, Asaad ^a  

^a Department of Paediatrics   (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya)

Author keywords

Al khadra hospital; Attitude; Febrile seizures; Knowledge; Libya; Tripoli

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; FEAR; FEBRILE CONVULSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; ONSET AGE; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RURAL POPULATION; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 79960664161     PISSN: 10158618     EISSN: 19922647     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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