Epilepsy prevalence, potential causes and social beliefs in Ebonyi State and Benue State, Nigeria

Epilepsy Research

Volumn 108, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 316-326

  Osakwe, Chijioke ^a   Otte, Willem M ^b,c,d,f   Alo, Chimhurumnanya ^e  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b Community based Rehabilitation Effata ^*  (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^e FEDERAL TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Nigeria)

^f UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Attitudes toward people with epilepsy; Epidemiology; Epilepsy; Prevalence; Sub Saharan Africa

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDES TOWARD PEOPLE WITH EPILEPSY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EPILEPSY; PREVALENCE; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CULTURE; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; PREVALENCE; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL STIGMA; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84895074209     PISSN: 09201211     EISSN: 18726844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2013.11.010     Document Type: Article

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