Public awareness and attitudes toward epilepsy in different social segments in Brazil
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Public awareness and attitudes toward epilepsy in different social segments in Brazil.
PURPOSE To assess public awareness and attitudes toward epilepsy in Brazilians of different cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds. BACKGROUND Several studies have examined public awareness and attitudes toward epilepsy in various countries but there are no equivalent data for Brazil or South America. MATERIAL AND METHODS We have applied the survey proposed by Caveness and Gallup, with some...
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عنوان ژورنال: Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
سال: 1998
ISSN: 0004-282X
DOI: 10.1590/s0004-282x1998000100005