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Stigma and its Neurological and Psychological Effects in Epilepsy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 December 2014

Warren T. Blume  and
Paul A. Derry
Warren T. Blume
Affiliation:
London, Ontario
Paul A. Derry
Affiliation:
London, Ontario
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Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences , Volume 35 , Issue 4 , September 2008 , pp. 403 - 404
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Copyright © The Canadian Journal of Neurological 2008

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