Barriers to employment among people with epilepsy: Report of a focus group

Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 281-286

  Bishop, Malachy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Barriers to employment; Employer attitudes; Employment; Epilepsy; Epilepsy and employment; Focus group

Indexed keywords

GABAPENTIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; EMPLOYER; EMPLOYMENT; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; MENTAL STRESS; PATIENT COUNSELING; WORKER;

EID: 0036998654     PISSN: 10522263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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