The Functional, Social and Economic Impact of Acute Encephalitis Syndrome in Nepal - a Longitudinal Follow-Up Study

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Volumn 7, Issue 9, 2013, Pages

  Griffiths, Michael J ^a,b   Lemon, Jennifer V ^a   Rayamajhi, Ajit ^a,c,d   Poudel, Prakash ^e   Shrestha, Pramina ^c   Srivastav, Vijay ^e   Kneen, Rachel ^a,b   Medina Lara, Antonieta ^f   Singh, Rupa R ^d,e   Solomon, Tom ^a,g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b ALDER HEY CHILDREN'S NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c Kanti Children's Hospital   (Nepal)

^d National Academy of Medical Sciences   (Nepal)

^e B P KOIRALA INSTITUTE OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Nepal)

^f UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^g THE WALTON CENTRE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ENCEPHALITIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INCOME; INFANT; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEIZURE; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; TELEPHONE INTERVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COST OF ILLNESS; ENCEPHALITIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; NEPAL; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 84884690063     PISSN: 19352727     EISSN: 19352735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002383     Document Type: Article

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