Long-term psychosocial outcome in typical absence epilepsy: Sometimes a wolf in sheeps' clothing

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 151, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 152-158

  Wirrell, Elaine C ^a   Camfield, Carol S ^b,c   Camfield, Peter R ^b   Dooley, Joseph M ^b   Gordon, Kevin E ^b   Smith, Bruce ^b  

^a ROYAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c IWK HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSENCE; ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JUVENILE RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ASPECT;

EID: 0031056674     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.1997.02170390042008     Document Type: Article

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