Knowledge, attitudes, and practice of Cameroonian medical students and graduating physicians with respect to epilepsy

Epilepsia

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1296-1299

  Njamnshi, Alfred K ^a,b   Angwafor, Samuel A ^a   Baumann, Fritz ^c   Angwafo Iii, Fru F ^a   Jallon, Pierre ^d   Muna, Walinjom F T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

^b YAOUNDÉ CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Cameroon)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^d GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; EPILEPSY; LETTER; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL STUDENT; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CAMEROON; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIANS; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 65549168694     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: 15281167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2009.02155.x     Document Type: Letter

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