Exposure to multiple parasites is associated with the prevalence of active convulsive epilepsy in sub-Saharan Africa

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Exposure to multiple parasites is associated with the prevalence of active convulsive epilepsy in sub-Saharan Africa is …
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P356DOI10.1371/JOURNAL.PNTD.0002908
P932PMC publication ID4038481
P698PubMed publication ID24875312
P5875ResearchGate publication ID262723784

P50authorFaith OsierQ21259711
Christian BottomleyQ34582781
Charles R. NewtonQ37393309
Seth Owusu-AgyeiQ47007270
Angelina Kakooza-MwesigeQ47007281
Ryan G WagnerQ58305909
Honorati MasanjaQ63111072
Thomas B NutmanQ72525765
P2093author name stringPeter Odermatt
Gathoni Kamuyu
Brett Lowe
Patricia P Wilkins
Anthony K Ngugi
Kenneth Ae-Ngibise
Rachael Odhiambo
John C Noh
James Mageto
Study of Epidemiology of Epilepsy in Demographic Sites (SEEDS) group
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P275copyright licenseCreative Commons CC0 LicenseQ6938433
P6216copyright statuscopyrighted, dedicated to the public domain by copyright holderQ88088423
P433issue5
P407language of work or nameEnglishQ1860
P921main subjectSub-Saharan AfricaQ132959
P304page(s)e2908
P577publication date2014-05-29
P1433published inPLoS Neglected Tropical DiseasesQ3359737
P1476titleExposure to multiple parasites is associated with the prevalence of active convulsive epilepsy in sub-Saharan Africa
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