Quality of life in children with epilepsy

Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 279-282

  Nadkarni, Jayashree ^a   Jain, Arti ^a   Dwivedi, Rashmi ^a  

^a Kamla Nehru Hospital   (India)

Author keywords

Children with epilepsy; health related quality of life; quality of life; quality of life in childhood epilepsy questionnaire

Indexed keywords

ABSENCE; ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FOCAL EPILEPSY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL ATTITUDE; PARENTAL SCHOOLING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUALITY OF LIFE IN CHILDHOOD EPILEPSY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL AREA; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL STATUS; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE; URBAN AREA;

EID: 84856425213     PISSN: 09722327     EISSN: 19983549     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0972-2327.91948     Document Type: Article

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