Validation of self-reported epilepsy for purposes of community surveillance

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 57-63

  Brooks, Daniel R ^a   Avetisyan, Ruzan ^a   Jarrett, Kelli M ^a   Hanchate, Amresh ^b   Shapiro, G D ^a   Pugh, M J ^c   Berlowitz, Dan R ^a   Thurman, David ^d   Montouris, Georgia ^b   Kazis, Lewis E ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^d NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Questionnaires; Seizure disorder; Self report; Surveillance; Validity

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCREENING TEST; SEIZURE; SELF REPORT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VALIDATION STUDY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ANTICONVULSANTS; COMMUNITY HEALTH PLANNING; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SELF REPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84855891206     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2011.11.002     Document Type: Article

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