A neuroepidemiological survey in rural Bolivia: Background and methods

Neuroepidemiology

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 273-280

  Nicoletti, Alessandra ^a,e   Reggio, Arturo ^a   Bartoloni, Alessandro ^b   Failla, Gaetano ^a   Bartalesi, Filippo ^b   Roselli, Mimmo ^b   Gamboa, Herlan ^c   Salazar, Esteban ^c   Paradisi, Franco ^b   Tempera, Gianna ^a   Hall, Andrew ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^c Hlth Dist of the Cordillera Prov   (Bolivia)

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

^e INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Italy)

Author keywords

Developing countries; Epidemiological methods; Neurological diseases

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BOLIVIA; CHILD; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PARALYSIS; PARKINSONISM; PREVALENCE; RURAL AREA; STROKE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 7344260720     PISSN: 02515350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000026180     Document Type: Article

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