Prevalence of active convulsive epilepsy in sub-Saharan Africa and associated risk factors: cross-sectional and case-control studies

scientific article published on 31 January 2013

Prevalence of active convulsive epilepsy in sub-Saharan Africa and associated risk factors: cross-sectional and case-control studies is …
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P356DOI10.1016/S1474-4422(13)70003-6
P932PMC publication ID3581814
P698PubMed publication ID23375964
P5875ResearchGate publication ID235396220

P50authorLey SanderQ6537960
Ryan G WagnerQ58305909
Immo KleinschmidtQ60032029
Honorati MasanjaQ63111072
Charles R. NewtonQ37393309
Seth Owusu-AgyeiQ47007270
Angelina Kakooza-MwesigeQ47007281
P2093author name stringGathoni Kamuyu
Christian Bottomley
Anthony K Ngugi
Eddie Chengo
Kenneth Ae-Ngibise
Rachael Odhiambo
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P407language of work or nameEnglishQ1860
P921main subjectSub-Saharan AfricaQ132959
P304page(s)253-263
P577publication date2013-01-31
P1433published inLancet NeurologyQ15755067
P1476titlePrevalence of active convulsive epilepsy in sub-Saharan Africa and associated risk factors: cross-sectional and case-control studies
P478volume12