Document Type : Letter(s) to the Editor
Authors
1 Medicine Faculty, PUC-Campinas-SP-Brazil, Brazil
2 Postgraduate Program in Health Sciences, PUC-Campinas-SP-Brazil, Brazil
Abstract
The study “Perception of Social Support in Brazilian Adult Patients with Epilepsy” evaluated 136 patients with chronic epilepsy, with a mean age of 45.5 years.
Highlights
Naiara Cunha de Moura (Google Scholar)
Gloria MAS Tedrus (Google Scholar)
Keywords
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