Results of an Action-Research on Epilepsy in Rural Mali

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 8, 2012, Pages

  Bruno, Elisa ^a,b   Nimaga, Karamoko ^c   Foba, Ibrahima ^c,d   Vignoles, Philippe ^a   Genton, Pierre ^e,f,g,h   Doumbo, Ogobara ^d,e,f   Gérard, Daniel ^g   Preux, Pierre Marie ^a   Farnarier, Guy ^e,f,g,h  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LIMOGES   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^c Association des Médecins de Campagne Reseau Action Recherche sur l'Epilepsie RARE Network   (Mali)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BAMAKO   (Mali)

^e Santé Sud Non Governmental Organization   (Mali)

^f Access to Drugs Department Sanofi Aventis ^*

^g SANOFI   (France)

^h HÔPITAL NORD   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHENOBARBITAL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BALANCE DISORDER; DEPRESSION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG ERUPTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FOCAL EPILEPSY; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GRAND MAL SEIZURE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HYPERACTIVITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALI; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MONOTHERAPY; MORBIDITY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RARE PROGRAM; RURAL AREA; SOMNOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTICONVULSANTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MALI; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHENOBARBITAL; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; RURAL POPULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WITHHOLDING TREATMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865662982     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0044469     Document Type: Article

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