Factors associated with employment in epilepsy patients

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 89-95

  Bautista, Ramon Edmundo D ^a   Wludyka, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Discrimination; Employment; Epilepsy; Seizures; Work; Work motivation

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION; EPILEPSY; FEAR; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCOME; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS; WORK EXPERIENCE; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 33846447481     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2006.10.006     Document Type: Article

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