Determinants of quality of life in Nigerian children and adolescents with epilepsy: A hospital-based study

Asia Pacific Disability Rehabilitation Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 89-96

  Gbiri, Caleb Ademola ^a   Akingbohungbe, Abiola Duro ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

^b Federal Neuro Psychiatry Hospital   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Depression; Epilepsy; Nigerian children and adolescents; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857864868     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22115242     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5463/DCID.v22i3.99     Document Type: Article

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