Epilepsy care in Zambia: A study of traditional healers

Epilepsia

Volumn 46, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1121-1126

  Baskind, Roy ^a   Birbeck, Gretchen ^b,c  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Chikankata Health Services   (Zambia)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; Epilepsy; Traditional healers; Traditional medicine

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOMATISM; CASE REPORT; CHILD; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; OLFACTORY HALLUCINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; ZAMBIA;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHILD; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH SERVICES, INDIGENOUS; HUMANS; MEDICINE, AFRICAN TRADITIONAL; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RURAL POPULATION; TERMINOLOGY; WITCHCRAFT; ZAMBIA;

EID: 21844477011     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2005.03505.x     Document Type: Article

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