The burden of inpatient neurologic disease in two Ethiopian hospitals

Neurology

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 338-342

  Bower, J H ^a   Asmera, J ^c   Zebenigus, M ^b   Sandroni, P ^a   Bower, S M ^a   Zenebe, G ^b  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GONDAR   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; REVIEW;

EID: 33846612777     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000252801.61190.e8     Document Type: Article

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