Labor market participation following onset of seizures and early epilepsy: Findings from a UK cohort

Epilepsia

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1030-1039

  Holland, Paula ^a,b   Lane, Steven ^b   Whitehead, Margaret ^b   Marson, Anthony G ^b   Jacoby, Ann ^b  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Employment; Longitudinal; New onset epilepsy; Single seizures; Social mobility

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRIVER; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LABOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEIZURE; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; COHORT STUDIES; EMPLOYMENT; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK; SEIZURES; SOCIAL MOBILITY; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 65549107956     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: 15281167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2008.01819.x     Document Type: Article

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