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Prevalence of River Epilepsy in the Orientale Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
BACKGROUND: An increased prevalence of epilepsy has been reported in many onchocerciasis endemic areas. OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence and distribution of epilepsy in an onchocerciasis endemic region in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). DESIGN/METHODS: An epilepsy prevalence study...
Autores principales: | Colebunders, Robert, Tepage, Floribert, Rood, Ente, Mandro, Michel, Abatih, Emmanuel Nji, Musinya, Gisele, Mambandu, Germain, Kabeya, José, Komba, Michel, Levick, Bethany, Mokili, John L, Laudisoit, Anne |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2016
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4854481/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27139245 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004478 |
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