Knowledge and attitudes of parents toward children with epilepsy

Annals of African Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 238-242

  Frank Briggs, Angela I ^a   Alikor, E A D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORT HARCOURT   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Attitude; children; epilepsy; knowledge; parents; Port Harcourt

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL FEATURE; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROLOGY; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEIZURE;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; PARENTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80052891320     PISSN: 15963519     EISSN: 09755764     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1596-3519.84706     Document Type: Article

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