Public knowledge, private grief: A study of public attitudes to epilepsy in the United Kingdom and implications for stigma

Epilepsia

Volumn 45, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1405-1415

  Jacoby, Ann ^a,b   Gorry, Joanne ^a   Gamble, Carrol ^a   Baker, Gus A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b The Quadrangle ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Epilepsy; General public; Knowledge; Stigma

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; EPILEPSY; HUMAN; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL STATUS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EPILEPSY; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; PUBLIC OPINION; STEREOTYPING;

EID: 7944237047     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0013-9580.2004.02904.x     Document Type: Article

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