Quality of life and related factors in adult patients with epilepsy in China

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 376-379

  Zhao, Yongqing ^a   Wu, Huili ^a   Li, Jianguo ^a   Dong, Yueqing ^a   Liang, Jin ^a   Zhu, Jie ^a   Chen, Baoyou ^a   Li, Jinhong ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF CHINESE PEOPLE'S ARMED POLICE FORCES   (China)

Author keywords

China; Cross sectional study; Epilepsy; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CHINA; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUALITY OF LIFE IN EPILEPSY INVENTORY 89; QUALITY OF LIFE INDEX; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEIZURE WORRY AND MEDICATION EFFECTS SUBSCALE SCORE; SOCIAL STATUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CHINA; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80053385728     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2011.07.025     Document Type: Article

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