Evaluating the efficacy of teaching methods regarding prevention of human epilepsy caused by Taenia solium neurocysticercosis in Western Kenya

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 634-642

  Wohlgemut, Jared ^a   Dewey, Cate ^a   Levy, Mike ^a   Mutua, Florence ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; EPILEPSY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; KENYA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PIG FARMING; QUESTIONNAIRE; TAENIA SOLIUM;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; COOKERY; EPILEPSY; FOOD PARASITOLOGY; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; KENYA; MEAT; NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS; SWINE; TAENIA SOLIUM;

SUIDAE; TAENIA SOLIUM;

EID: 77950930533     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2010.09-0404     Document Type: Article

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