Epilepsy in Lao Popular Democratic Republic: Difficult procurement of a first-line antiepileptic contributes to widening the treatment gap;Épilepsie au Laos: Le difficile parcours d'un antiépileptique de première ligne contribue à la forte carence de traitement

Revue Neurologique

Volumn 168, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 221-229

  Chivorakoun, P ^a   Harimanana, A ^a,b,c   Clavel, S ^b,d   Jousseaume, S ^b,d   Barennes, H ^a,b,c  

^a Institut Francophone Pour les Maladies Tropicales (IFMT)   (Laos)

^b INSERM   (France)

^c Institut Francophone Pour la Médecine Tropicale Vientiane   (Laos)

^d UNIVERSITÉ PAUL SABATIER   (France)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Lao PDR; Laos; Phenobarbital; Treatment gap

Indexed keywords

PHENOBARBITAL;

DRUG COST; DRUG INDUSTRY; EPILEPSY; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; LAOS; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NEUROLOGIST; PEDIATRICIAN; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION; PSYCHIATRIST; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; TABLET; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; URBAN AREA;

ADULT; ANTICONVULSANTS; CHILD; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EPILEPSY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; LAOS; PHENOBARBITAL; POVERTY;

EID: 84859108009     PISSN: 00353787     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neurol.2012.01.584     Document Type: Review

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