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Attitudes of professionally active adults towards patients with epilepsy. Pilot study Cover

Attitudes of professionally active adults towards patients with epilepsy. Pilot study

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|Apr 2020

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.21307/joepi-2020-008 | Journal eISSN: 2299-9728 | Journal ISSN: 2300-0147
Language: English
Page range: 27 - 33
Submitted on: Dec 11, 2020
Accepted on: Dec 31, 2020
Published on: Apr 4, 2020
Published by: The Foundation of Epileptology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

© 2020 Dorota Talarska, Patrycja Talarska, Marlena Szewczyczak, Magdalena Strugała, Kinga Siwek, Joanna Siwek, Dorota Ryszewska-Łabędzka, published by The Foundation of Epileptology
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