A Bayesian tool for epilepsy diagnosis in the resource-poor world: Development and early validation

Seizure

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 567-569

  Patterson, Victor ^a   Pant, Pankaj ^a   Gautam, Niraj ^a   Bhandari, Anupam ^a  

^a Dhulikhel Hospital   (Nepal)

Author keywords

Bayesian analysis; Epilepsy diagnosis; Epilepsy treatment gap; Global health; Phone app; Untreated epilepsy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; CONSULTATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NEPAL; NEUROLOGIST; PRETEST POSTTEST DESIGN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; RESOURCE POOR COUNTRY; VALIDATION STUDY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; PATIENT REFERRAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY;

BAYES THEOREM; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HEALTH RESOURCES; HUMANS; MALE; NEPAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 84903878686     PISSN: 10591311     EISSN: 15322688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seizure.2014.03.010     Document Type: Article

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