Quality of life in thai intractable epileptic patients with and without surgery

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 95, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1232-1238

  Kanchanatawan, Buranee ^a   Kasalak, Rasrin ^b  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b KING CHULALONGKORN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Developing country; Epilepsy; Quality of life; Surgery; Thai

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE DURATION; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FAMILY CONFLICT; FEMALE; HAMILTON SCALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INCOME; INTRACTABLE EPILEPSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIALIZATION; THAILAND;

ADULT; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; THAILAND;

EID: 84870319458     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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