Epilepsy in rural South African children - Prevalence, associated disability and management

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 90, Issue 3 I, 2000, Pages 262-266

  Christianson, A L ^a   Zwane, M E ^b   Manga, P ^b   Rosen, E ^b   Venter, A ^c   Kromberg, J G R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ANTICONVULSANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISABILITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PEDIATRICS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL AREA; SOUTH AFRICA;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; RURAL HEALTH; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0034092449     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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