Women's experiences living with epilepsy in Zambia

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 168-172

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

^a 324 West Fee Hall ^*  (Zambia)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Zambia)

^d Chainama Hills College Hospital   (Zambia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EPILEPSY; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; SOCIAL ASPECT; STIGMA; ZAMBIA;

EID: 49449083561     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2008.79.168     Document Type: Article

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