Impairments, disabilities and handicaps in children and adolescents with epilepsy

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 254-260

  Beckung, E ^a   Uvebrant, P ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

children; disability; epilepsy; handicap; impairment; motor function

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; DISABILITY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION;

EID: 0030947789     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1997.tb08885.x     Document Type: Article

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