International Education Issues: Neurology and poverty

Neurology

Volumn 69, Issue 17, 2007, Pages 1724-1726

  Mateen, Farrah J ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EPILEPSY; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INCOME; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROLOGY; PHYSICIAN; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SHORT SURVEY; STROKE; COST OF ILLNESS; EDUCATION; REVIEW; STATISTICS;

COST OF ILLNESS; HUMANS; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; NEUROLOGY; POVERTY AREAS;

EID: 36048983357     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000285099.58127.4b     Document Type: Note

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