The Development of a Method to Assess Patients' Cognitive Representations of Epilepsy

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 247-271

  Kemp, Steven ^a   Morley, Stephen ^a  

^a St Mary s Hospital   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0040376041     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ebeh.2001.0179     Document Type: Article

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