Awareness, attitudes and perceptions on epilepsy in Southern Brazil Conhecimento, atitudes e percepções sobre epilepsia no Sul do Brasil

Awareness, attitudes and perceptions on epilepsy in Southern Brazil Conhecimento, atitudes e percepções sobre epilepsia no Sul do Brasil

OBJECTIVE: To verify awareness and attitudes toward epilepsy in Southern Brazil. METHOD: A questionnaire about familiarity with the disease, awareness and attitudes toward epileptics was applied to 832 inhabitants of Caxias do Sul. The answers were analyzed in three different groups: G1, non-univers...

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Main Authors: Asdrubal Falavigna, Alisson Roberto Teles, Felipe Roth, Maíra Cristina Velho, Marcelo Ricardo Rosa Roxo, Alexandre Luiz Dal Bosco, Roberta Castilhos da Silva, Tatiane Carrer, Miguel Francisco de Lessa Medina, Gustavo Salvati, Cleiton Dahmer, Maira Basso, Viviane Maria Vedana, Thaís Mazzocchin, Gabriela Mosena, Ricardo Gil Ribeiro, Tiago Adami Siqueira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 2007-12-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
Subjects:
epilepsia
conhecimento
atitudes
questionários
Brasil
epilepsy
knowledge
attitudes
questionnaire
Brazil
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