A screening instrument to measure the prevalence of neurological disability in resource-poor settings

Neuroepidemiology

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 313-320

  Bower, James H ^a,d   Howlett, William ^b   Maro, Venance P ^b   Wangai, Hannah ^c   Sirima, Neema ^c   Reyburn, Hugh ^c  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b KILIMANJARO CHRISTIAN MEDICAL CENTRE   (Tanzania)

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

^d Department of Neurology ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; Community based study; Neurological disability, prevalence; Neurological impairment; Resource poor settings

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PREVALENCE; RELIABILITY; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TANZANIA; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, NEUROLOGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; PAIN; PREVALENCE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TANZANIA; TIME FACTORS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 62849099750     PISSN: 02515350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000209265     Document Type: Article

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