Children's access to treatment for epilepsy: Experience from the Lao People's Democratic Republic

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 309-313

  Barennes, Hubert ^a   Sengkhamyong, Khouanheuane ^a   Sambany, Emercia M ^a   Koffi, Paulin N ^a   Chivorakul, Phetvongsinh ^a   Empis, Gwenaelle ^a   Clavel, Sébastien ^a   Somphavong, Silaphet ^a   Wangkou, Nengyang ^a   Rajaonarivo, Christian ^a   Harimanana, Aina ^a  

^a Institut Francophone Pour la Medecine Tropicale IFMT   (Laos)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; CLONAZEPAM; DIAZEPAM; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; VALPROIC ACID;

CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DRUG COST; EPILEPSY; FEAR; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; LAOS; MAD PIG DISEASE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PEDIATRICS; PERCEPTION; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STIGMA;

ANTICONVULSANTS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EPILEPSY; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; LAOS;

EID: 79951609364     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2009.181255     Document Type: Review

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