Public familiarity with, knowledge of, and predictors of negative attitudes toward epilepsy in Thailand

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 497-505

  Saengpattrachai, Montri ^a,b   Srinualta, Dumnern ^c   Lorlertratna, Nithi ^a   Pradermduzzadeeporn, Ekachai ^d   Poonpol, Fakjit ^e  

^a Bangkok Hospital Medical Center   (Thailand)

^b SRINAKHARINWIROT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c Bangkok Heart Hospital   (Thailand)

^d Queen Sawangwattana Hospital   (Thailand)

^e Somdej Prapinklao Hospital   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Attitude; Awareness; Epilepsy; Familiarity; Knowledge; Mental health; Stigma; Thailand

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; AWARENESS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FIRST AID; FRIEND; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; ORGANIZATION; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PREDICTION; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; THAILAND;

ADULT; AGED; AWARENESS; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PUBLIC OPINION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); SOCIAL PERCEPTION; THAILAND; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952243581     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2010.01.164     Document Type: Article

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