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Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 572-576

Etiologies of epilepsy and health-seeking itinerary of patients with epilepsy in a resource poor setting: Analysis of 342 Nigerian Africans

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Etiology; Itinerary; Nigeria

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BENIGN CHILDHOOD EPILEPSY; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; EPILEPSY; FEBRILE CONVULSION; FEMALE; GENERALIZED EPILEPSY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NIGERIA; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE; TRADITIONAL HEALER;

EID: 84881185937     PISSN: 10591311     EISSN: 15322688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seizure.2013.04.012     Document Type: Article
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