Doctors' perspectives and practices regarding epilepsy

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Volumn 58, Issue 2 A, 2000, Pages 221-226

  Da Mota Gomes, Marleide ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Attitude; Education; Epilepsy; Knowledge; Perspectives; Physician

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PEDIATRICS; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0034203966     PISSN: 0004282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0004-282x2000000200003     Document Type: Article

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