Factors associated with the employment problems of people with established epilepsy

Seizure

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 299-303

  Chaplin, John Eric ^a   Wester, Annika ^a   Tomson, Torbjörn ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Discrimination; Epilepsy; Job problems; Rehabilitation; Unemployment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREER; DISABILITY; EMPLOYMENT; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONSET AGE; PENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNEMPLOYMENT;

EID: 0031663886     PISSN: 10591311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1059-1311(98)80022-8     Document Type: Article

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