Do we belittle epilepsy by calling it a disorder rather than a disease?

Epilepsia

Volumn 51, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 2363-2364

  Engel Jr , Jerome ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPILEPSY; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NOMENCLATURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; STIGMA; SYMPTOM;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CONSUMER ORGANIZATIONS; COST OF ILLNESS; EDUCATION; EPILEPSY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; PREJUDICE; PUBLIC OPINION; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78349241447     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: 15281167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2010.02701.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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