Epilepsy in South Africa

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica, Supplement

Volumn 112, Issue 181, 2005, Pages 8-11

  Eastman, Roland ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Cultural attitudes; Epilepsy; HIV AIDS; Neurocysticercosis; South Africa

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; CONFERENCE PAPER; CULTURAL FACTOR; EPILEPSY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SOUTH AFRICA; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; INFECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SOCIAL ATTITUDE; ADOLESCENT; AFRICA; AIDS RELATED COMPLEX; ARTICLE; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; INCIDENCE; INFANT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICA, SOUTHERN; AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; CAUSALITY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EPILEPSY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 28044459863     PISSN: 00651427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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