Stigma scale of epilepsy: the perception of epilepsy stigma in different cities in Brazil Percepção do estigma na epilepsia em diferentes cidades do Brasil

PURPOSE: To assess the perception of epilepsy stigma in different regions of Brazil. METHOD: The Stigma Scale of Epilepsy (SSE) questionnaire was applied to people in different Brazilian urban settings. The survey was performed on individual basis; an interviewer read the questions to the subjects a...

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Main Authors: Paula T. Fernandes, Ana Lúcia A. Noronha, Josemir W. Sander, Li M. Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 2008-09-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2008000400006