Quality of life in patients with neurocysticercosis in Mexico

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 84, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 782-786

  Bhattarai, Rachana ^a   Budke, Christine M ^a   Carabin, Hélène ^b   Proaño, Jefferson V ^c   Flores Rivera, Jose ^d   Corona, Teresa ^d   Cowan, Linda D ^b   Ivanek, Renata ^a   Snowden, Karen F ^a   Flisser, Ana ^e  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^c HOSPITAL DE ESPECIALIDADES   (Mexico)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (Mexico)

^e UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MEXICO; NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUALITY OF LIFE INDEX; SCORING SYSTEM; SHORT FORM 12; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TAENIA SOLIUM;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; MEXICO; NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 79958706165     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2011.10-0646     Document Type: Article

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