Child neurology services in africa

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1555-1563

  Wilmshurst, Jo M ^a   Badoe, Eben ^b   Wammanda, Robinson D ^c   Mallewa, MacPherson ^d   Kakooza Mwesige, Angelina ^e   Venter, Andre ^f   Newton, Charles R ^g,h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

^c AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^d QUEEN ELIZABETH CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Malawi)

^e MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^f UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

^g KEMRI WELLCOME TRUST RESEARCH PROGRAMME   (Kenya)

^h UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Africa; child neurology; resources

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; CLONAZEPAM; DIAZEPAM; LAMOTRIGINE; LORAZEPAM; PARALDEHYDE; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; TOPIRAMATE; VALPROIC ACID; VIGABATRIN;

AFRICA; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CONFERENCE PAPER; EPILEPSY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; TRAINING;

AFRICA; CHILD; HUMANS; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; NEUROLOGY; PEDIATRICS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 82455171622     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: 17088283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0883073811420601     Document Type: Conference Paper

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