What is the worst part about having epilepsy? A children's and parents' perspective

Pediatric Neurology

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 431-435

  Vanstraten, Amanda F ^a   Ng, Yu Tze ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HELPLESSNESS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MORBIDITY; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SEIZURE; SOCIAL STIGMA; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

EID: 84868577217     PISSN: 08878994     EISSN: 18735150     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2012.08.011     Document Type: Article

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