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Burden, causes, and outcomes of people with epilepsy admitted to a rural hospital in Kenya

OBJECTIVE: People with epilepsy (PWE) develop complications and comorbidities often requiring admission to hospital, which adds to the burden on the health system, particularly in low‐income countries. We determined the incidence, disability‐adjusted life years (DALYs), risk factors, and causes of a...

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Autores principales:	Kariuki, Symon M., Chengo, Eddie, Ibinda, Fredrick, Odhiambo, Rachael, Etyang, Anthony, Ngugi, Anthony K., Newton, Charles R. J. C.
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2015
Materias:	Full‐length Original Research
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4813756/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25689574 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/epi.12935

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