Management of epilepsy in developing countries;Prise en charge de l'épilepsie dans les pays en développement

Medecine Tropicale

Volumn 67, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 635-643

  Tran, D S ^a,b   Ngoungou, E B ^a,b   Quet, F ^a,b   Preux, P M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LIMOGES   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DES SCIENCES DE LA SANTÉ   (Gabon)

Author keywords

Developing countries; Epilepsy; Management; Medication

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; PHENOBARBITAL;

DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECONOMICS; EPILEPSY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE MANPOWER; HUMAN; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

ANTICONVULSANTS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EPILEPSY; HEALTH MANPOWER; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; PHENOBARBITAL; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 42149113461     PISSN: 0025682X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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