Epilepsy in onchocerciasis endemic areas: Systematic review and meta-analysis of population-based surveys

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 2009, Pages

  Pion, Sébastien D S ^a   Kalser, Christoph ^b   Boutros Toni, Fernand ^c   Cournil, Amandine ^a   Taylor, Melanie M ^d   Meredith, Stefanie E O ^e   Stufe, Ansgar ^f   Bertocchi, Ione ^e   Kipp, Walter ^g   Preux, Pierre Marie ^c   Boussinesq, Michel ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^b Basic Health Services Kabarole and Bundbugyo Districts   (Uganda)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE LIMOGES   (France)

^d ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES   (United States)

^e 134 Chemin du Recredoz ^*  (South Africa)

^f Peramiho Mission Hospital   (Tanzania)

^g UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENDEMIC DISEASE; EPILEPSY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; ONCHOCERCIASIS; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; META ANALYSIS;

AFRICA; ENDEMIC DISEASES; EPILEPSY; HUMANS; ONCHOCERCIASIS; PREVALENCE;

EID: 68349118148     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0000461     Document Type: Review

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