Epilepsy-related knowledge, attitudes, and practices among Zambian police officers

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 456-462

  Mbewe, Edward ^a   Haworth, Alan ^b   Atadzhanov, Masharip ^b   Chomba, Elwyn ^b   Birbeck, Gretchen L ^c,d  

^a Chainama Hills College Hospital   (Zambia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA   (Zambia)

^c East Lansing   (United States)

^d Chikankata Health Services   (Zambia)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Knowledge; Law enforcement; Police; Prison; Stigma; Tolerance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; BRAIN DISEASE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NORMAL HUMAN; POLICE; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEIZURE; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL BELIEF; ZAMBIA;

ATTITUDE; DATA COLLECTION; EPILEPSY; KNOWLEDGE; POLICE; ZAMBIA;

EID: 34247151463     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2006.12.010     Document Type: Article

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