Identification of family variables in parents' groups of children with epilepsy

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 854-858

  Fernandes, Paula Teixeira ^a,b   De Souza, Elisabete Abib Pedroso ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Childhood epilepsy; Family variables

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0035651251     PISSN: 0004282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0004-282X2001000600004     Document Type: Article

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