Work beliefs and work status in epilepsy

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 119-125

  Clarke, Beverley M ^a,b   Upton, A R M ^a,b   Castellanos, Claudia ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b HAMILTON HEALTH SCIENCES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Work beliefs

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; EMPLOYMENT; EPILEPSY; FAMILY; FEAR; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INDEPENDENCE; JOB PERFORMANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEIZURE; SOCIAL BELIEF; WORK SCHEDULE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE; EMPLOYMENT; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; UNEMPLOYMENT; WORK;

EID: 33745950491     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2006.04.008     Document Type: Article

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