Manpower gap: An important barrier against reduction of the treatment gap of epilepsy

Seizure

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 586-587

  Bhalla, Devender ^a   Preux, Pierre Marie ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LIMOGES   (France)

^b LIMOGES UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Asia; Diagnosis; Epilepsy; Manpower gap; Primary care; Treatment gap

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION PROGRAM; EPILEPSY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; LAOS; LETTER; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MANPOWER; MEDICAL ASSISTANT; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEDICAL STUDENT; NEPAL; NEUROLOGIST; PERSONNEL SHORTAGE; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 84881187982     PISSN: 10591311     EISSN: 15322688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seizure.2013.03.010     Document Type: Letter

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