Comparison of key informant and survey methods for ascertainment of childhood epilepsy in West Bengal,India

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 672-676

  Pal, Deb K ^a,b,c   Das, Tulika ^c   Sengupta, Suryanil ^c  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Reproductive Health   (India)

^c SANCHAR AROD   (India)

Author keywords

Ascertainment; Children; Costs; Epilepsy; India; Key informant

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; HEALTH CARE; METHODOLOGY; RURAL POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BENIGN CHILDHOOD EPILEPSY; CHILD; COMMUNITY CARE; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDIA; INTERVIEW; LEADERSHIP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REHABILITATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; THERAPY;

INDIA; WEST BENGAL;

EID: 0031691864     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/27.4.672     Document Type: Article

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