Demographic impact of epilepsy in Africa: Results of a 10-year cohort study in a rural area of Cameroon

Epilepsia

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 956-963

  Kamgno, Joseph ^a   Pion, Sébastien D S ^a   Boussinesq, Michel ^a,b  

^a CENTRE PASTEUR DU CAMEROUN   (Cameroon)

^b INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

Africa; Cameroon; Demography; Epilepsy; Fecundity; Marriage; Mortality; Onchocerciasis

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; VALPROIC ACID;

ADULT; AFRICA; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EPILEPSY; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SURVIVAL TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CAMEROON; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; DEATH, SUDDEN; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EPILEPSY; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; REFERENCE VALUES; RURAL POPULATION; STATUS EPILEPTICUS;

EID: 0037815428     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1528-1157.2003.59302.x     Document Type: Article

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