Primary care treatment of epilepsy in rural Ethiopia: Causes of default from follow-up

Seizure

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 100-103

  Berhanu, S ^a   Alemu, S ^a   Prevett, M ^b   Parry, E H O ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GONDAR   (Ethiopia)

^b SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c The Tropical Health and Education Trust   (United Kingdom)

^d LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Africa; Default; Epilepsy; Ethiopia; Primary care; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG COST; EPILEPSY; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; RURAL AREA; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; EPILEPSY; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL HEALTH; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 60649083579     PISSN: 10591311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seizure.2008.07.002     Document Type: Article

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