Investigating epilepsy in Africa: 10 years of data collection using a standardized questionnaire in 2,269 peoples with epilepsy

Epilepsia

Volumn 52, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1868-1876

  Quet, Fabrice ^a   Rafael, Florentina ^a   Ngoungou, Edgard B ^a,b   Diagana, Mouhamadou ^a,c   Druet Cabanac, Michel ^a   Preux, Pierre M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LIMOGES   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DES SCIENCES DE LA SANTÉ   (Gabon)

^c Neuropsychiatric Center   (Mauritania)

Author keywords

Africa; Epidemiology; Epilepsy; Questionnaire; Treatment gap; Undernutrition

Indexed keywords

PHENOBARBITAL;

ADULT; AFRICA; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; PEOPLE WITH EPILEPSY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

AFRICA; ANTICONVULSANTS; CHILD; DATA COLLECTION; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ODDS RATIO; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80053564879     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: 15281167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2011.03255.x     Document Type: Article

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