Burden of onchocerciasis-associated epilepsy: first estimates and research priorities

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P6179Dimensions Publication ID1107228588
P356DOI10.1186/S40249-018-0481-9
P932PMC publication ID6156959
P698PubMed publication ID30253788

P50authorLuc E CoffengQ55188920
Sake J de VlasQ63100920
Wilma A StolkQ89944622
Natalie V S Vinkeles MelchersQ91732557
Michael EdlingerQ50947621
P2093author name stringRobert Colebunders
Andrea S Winkler
Joseph N Siewe
Julia Irani
Sarah Mollenkopf
Trésor Zola
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P275copyright licenseCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 InternationalQ20007257
P433issue1
P407language of work or nameEnglishQ1860
P921main subjectepilepsyQ41571
onchocerciasisQ1137321
cost of illnessQ66969671
research priorityQ119852497
P5008on focus list of Wikimedia projectScienceSourceQ55439927
P304page(s)101
P577publication date2018-09-19
P1433published inInfectious Diseases of PovertyQ27724786
P1476titleBurden of onchocerciasis-associated epilepsy: first estimates and research priorities
P478volume7

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