Multicultural challenges in epilepsy

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 428-434

  Bartolini, Emanuele ^a,b   Bell, Gail S ^a   Sander, Josemir W ^a,c  

^a NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^c STICHTING EPILEPSIE INSTELLINGEN NEDERLAND SEIN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Multicultural; Prognosis; Traditional beliefs; Treatment gap

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EPILEPSY; ETHNICITY; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEREDITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALARIA; MEDICAL EXPERT; NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

CULTURAL DIVERSITY; CULTURE; EPILEPSY; HUMANS; INFECTION; MALARIA; NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 79952739969     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2010.12.045     Document Type: Review

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