Help-seeking patterns for children with epilepsy in rural India: Implications for service delivery

Epilepsia

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 904-911

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

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b SANCHAR AROD   (India)

^c NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Child; Developing countries; Epilepsy; Help seeking

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; RURAL HEALTH CARE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; INDIA; INTERVIEWS; MALE; OFFICE VISITS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RURAL POPULATION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0036333653     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1528-1157.2002.47601.x     Document Type: Article

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