Socio-occupational and employment profile of patients with epilepsy

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 223-227

  Marinas, A ^a   Elices, E ^b   Gil Nagel, A ^c   Salas Puig, J ^d   Sanchez J C ^e   Carreno M ^f   Villanueva, V ^g   Rosendo, J ^h   Porcel, J ⁱ   Serratosa, J M ^a  

^a Hospital UniversitarioFundación Jiménez Díaz   (Spain)

^b Clinica Rotger   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL RUBER INTERNACIONAL   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

^e HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO SAN CECILIO   (Spain)

^f HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

^g HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA FE   (Spain)

^h AUTONOMOUS UNIVERSITY OF MADRID   (Spain)

ⁱ Biometrica   (Spain)

Author keywords

Employment; Epilepsy; Occupational incapacity; Polytherapy; Refractory epilepsy; Seizures; Socio occupational profile; Spain; Unemployment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; SOCIAL STATUS; SPAIN;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONS; QUALITY OF LIFE; UNEMPLOYMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79959613969     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2011.01.025     Document Type: Article

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