Epilepsy, cysticercosis, and toxocariasis: A population-based case-control study in rural Bolivia

Neurology

Volumn 58, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 1256-1261

  Nicoletti, A ^a,g   Bartoloni, A ^b   Reggio, A ^a   Bartalesi, F ^b   Roselli, M ^b   Sofia, V ^a   Rosado Chavez, J ^d   Gamboa Barahona, H ^d   Paradisi, F ^b   Cancrini, G ^c   Tsang, V C W ^e   Hall, A J ^f  

^a Italy   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^d Health District   (Bolivia)

^e CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^f LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BOLIVIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTICERCOSIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; TAENIA SOLIUM; TOXOCARA CANIS; TOXOCARIASIS;

EID: 0037161288     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.58.8.1256     Document Type: Article

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