Risk factors for epilepsy in rural Lao PDR: A case-control study

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 537-542

  Tran, Duc Si ^a,b   Odermatt, Peter ^a,c   Oanh, Le Thi ^a   Hue, Pierre ^b   Phoumindr, Niranh ^d   Ito, Akira ^e   Druet Cabanac, Michel ^b   Preux, Pierre Marie ^b   Strobel, Michel ^a  

^a Institut Francophone de Medecine Tropicale   (Laos)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LIMOGES   (France)

^c SWISS TROPICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^d NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF LAOS   (Laos)

^e ASAHIKAWA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

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EID: 34547283636     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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