Epilepsy length and years old relationship with work: A prospective ambulatory study in 379 epileptic patients;Duração e faixa etária da epilepsia e suas correlações com trabalho: Estudo prospectivo ambulatorial em 379 epilépticos

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Volumn 58, Issue 2 A, 2000, Pages 288-291

  Borges, Moacir Alves ^a   Cordeiro, José Antônio ^a   Delgado, Adimilson Santos ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Retirement; Unemployment; Work

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; EMPLOYMENT; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; TIME; UNEMPLOYMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; EMPLOYMENT; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; UNEMPLOYMENT;

EID: 0034201391     PISSN: 0004282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0004-282x2000000200014     Document Type: Article

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