Problems and pitfalls in developing countries

Epilepsia

Volumn 44, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2003, Pages 48-50

  Sylaja, Padmavathy N ^a   Radhakrishnan, Kurupath ^a  

^a SREE CHITRA TIRUNAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Developing country; Epilepsy; Surgery; Temporal lobe epilepsy

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

CONFERENCE PAPER; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EPILEPSY; EPILEPTIC FOCUS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INDIA; PATIENT SELECTION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EPILEPSY; HUMANS; NEUROSURGERY;

EID: 0037273151     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1528-1157.44.s.1.11.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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