The validation of a three-stage screening methodology for detecting active convulsive epilepsy in population-based studies in health and demographic surveillance systems

Emerging Themes in Epidemiology

Volumn 9, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Ngugi, Anthony K ^a,b,c   Bottomley, Christian ^b   Chengo, Eddie ^a   Kombe, Martha Z ^a   Kazungu, Michael ^a   Bauni, Evasius ^a,c   Mbuba, Caroline K ^a   Kleinschmidt, Immo ^b   Newton, Charles R ^a,b,c,d,e  

^a KEMRI WELLCOME TRUST RESEARCH PROGRAMME   (Kenya)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c Studies of the Epidemiology of Epilepsy in Demographic Surveillance Systems   (Ghana)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; LMIC; Screening; Sensitivity; Three stage methodology; Validation

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE CONVULSIVE EPILEPSY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; GOLD STANDARD; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASS SCREENING; SEIZURE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 84869221044     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17427622     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1742-7622-9-8     Document Type: Article

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