Prevalence of active epilepsy in rural Tanzania: A large community-based survey in an adult population

Seizure

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 691-698

  Hunter, Ewan ^a,d   Rogathi, Jane ^b   Chigudu, Simukai ^c   Jusabani, Ahmed ^b   Jackson, Margaret ^d   McNally, Richard ^e   Gray, William ^a   Whittaker, Roger G ^d   Iqbal, Ahmed ^d   Birchall, Daniel ^d   Aris, Eric ^f   Walker, Richard ^a  

^a NORTHUMBRIA HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b KILIMANJARO CHRISTIAN MEDICAL CENTRE   (Tanzania)

^c NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^e NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^f MUHIMBILI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Classification; Epidemiology; Epilepsy; Prevalence; Sub Saharan Africa; Treatment gap

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PILOT STUDY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SEIZURE; TANZANIA; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84866389793     PISSN: 10591311     EISSN: 15322688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seizure.2012.07.009     Document Type: Article

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