The prevalence of epilepsy follows the distribution of onchocerciasis in a West Ugandan focus

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 361-367

  Kaiser, C ^a   Kipp, W ^b   Asaba, G ^c   Mugisa, C ^d   Kabagambe, G ^e   Rating, D ^a   Leichsenring, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b Ger Agy for Technical Cooperation   (Uganda)

^c Onchocerciasis Control Project   (Uganda)

^d Toro Kahuna Health Centre   (Uganda)

^e MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Uganda)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; ONCHOCERCA VOLVULUS; ONCHOCERCIASIS; PREVALENCE; UGANDA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; ONCHOCERCA VOLVULUS; ONCHOCERCIASIS; PREVALENCE; UGANDA;

EID: 0029741158     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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