Explanations given by people with epilepsy for using emergency medical services: A qualitative study

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 529-533

  Ridsdale, Leone ^a   Virdi, Cheryl ^a   Noble, Adam ^a   Morgan, Myfanwy ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carers; Decision making; Emergency medical services; Epilepsy; Seizure; SUDEP

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEATH; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; FOCAL EPILEPSY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EPILEPSY; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES MISUSE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LONDON; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEIZURES;

EID: 84871839926     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2012.09.034     Document Type: Article

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