Epilepsy familiarity, knowledge, and perceptions of stigma: Report from a survey of adolescents in the general population

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 368-375

  Austin, Joan K ^a   Shafer, Patricia Osborne ^b   Deering, Jessica Beach ^c  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Epilepsy Foundation   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Epilepsy; Stigma

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; MALE; PERCEPTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAMPLING; SEIZURE; SOCIAL ASPECT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STUDENT;

EID: 0036669659     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1525-5050(02)00042-2     Document Type: Article

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