Quality of life in epilepsy (QOLIE): Insights about epilepsy and support groups from people with epilepsy (San Francisco Bay Area, USA)

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 256-263

  Chung, Kenny ^a   Liu, Yuan ^a   Ivey, Susan L ^a   Huang, Debbie ^a   Chung, Corina ^a   Guo, Wenting ^a   Tseng, Winston ^a   Ma, Daveena ^b  

^a University of California Berkeley   (United States)

^b Asian Health Services   (United States)

Author keywords

Challenges; Epilepsy; Focus group; Quality of life; Stigma; Support group

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF REPORT; SUPPORT GROUP; UNITED STATES;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; DISABILITY EVALUATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; EPILEPSY; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCOME; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; MEMORY DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAN FRANCISCO; SELF-HELP GROUPS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL SECURITY; SOCIAL STIGMA; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84861344730     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2012.02.003     Document Type: Article

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