Black-white differences in the psychosocial outcomes of epilepsy

Epilepsy Research

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 63-73

  Gehlert, Sarah ^a   Difrancesco, Audrey ^b   Chang, Chih Hung ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c Ctr on Outcomes Res and Education   (United States)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Ethnic; Outcome; Psychosocial; Stigma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPILEPSY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEGRO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; SUICIDE;

ADULT; BLACKS; EMPLOYMENT; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUICIDE; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WHITES;

EID: 0033829654     PISSN: 09201211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0920-1211(00)00161-3     Document Type: Article

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