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Adherence to antiepileptic drugs among children attending a tertiary health unit in a low resource setting

INTRODUCTION: Epilepsy is one of the neglected and highly stigmatised diseases, yet it is very common affecting about 70 million people worldwide. In Uganda, the estimated prevalence of epilepsy is 13% with about 156 new cases per 100,000 people per year. Adherence to antiepileptic drugs is crucial...

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Autores principales:	Nazziwa, Rose, Mwesige, Angelina Kakooza, Obua, Celestino, Ssenkusu, John M, Mworozi, Edison
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	The African Field Epidemiology Network 2014
Materias:	Research
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4085948/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25018794 http://dx.doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2014.17.44.3399

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