Is insufficient knowledge of epilepsy the reason for low levels of healthcare in the Lao PDR?

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Harimanana, Aina ^a,b,c   Chivorakul, Phetvongsinh ^a,b,c   Souvong, Vimalay ^a   Preux, Pierre Marie ^b,c   Barennes, Hubert ^a,d,e,f  

^a Institut Francophone Pour la Médecine Tropicale IFMT   (Laos)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LIMOGES   (France)

^c LIMOGES UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^e INSERM   (France)

^f ANRS   (Cambodia)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Interventions; Knowledge; Medical staff; Nurse; Treatment gap

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; LAOS; MALE; NURSING STAFF; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSICIAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ANTICONVULSANTS; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; LAOS; MALE; NURSING STAFF; PHYSICIANS; PREJUDICE;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84873191159     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-13-41     Document Type: Article

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