Neurological disorder screening in the elderly in low-income countries

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 259, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 2189-2197

  Dewhurst, Felicity ^a,b   Dewhurst, Matthew J ^a,b   Orega, Golda ^c   Gray, William K ^a   Howlett, William ^c   Warren, Naomi ^d   Aris, Eric ^e   Walker, Richard W ^a,b  

^a NORTH TYNESIDE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c KILIMANJARO CHRISTIAN MEDICAL CENTRE   (Tanzania)

^d ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^e Muhimbilli University Hospital   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Africa; Neurological disorders; Screening; Tanzania

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL AREA; SCREENING TEST; TANZANIA;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; PILOT PROJECTS; POVERTY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL POPULATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TANZANIA;

EID: 84867337006     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: 14321459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-012-6482-x     Document Type: Article

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