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Risk factors for epilepsy in Bas-Uélé Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo: a case–control study

BACKGROUND: The reason for the high prevalence of epilepsy in onchocerciasis endemic areas remains unknown. The aim of this study was to detect risk factors associated with epilepsy in a region endemic for onchocerciasis. METHODS: In June 2014, a case–control study was performed in Titule, Bas-Uélé...

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Autores principales:	Colebunders, Robert, Mandro, Michel, Mokili, John L., Mucinya, Gisele, Mambandu, Germain, Pfarr, Kenneth, Reiter-Owona, Ingrid, Hoerauf, Achim, Tepage, Floribert, Levick, Bethanie, Begon, Michael, Laudisoit, Anne
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Elsevier 2016
Materias:	Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4973807/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27210267 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2016.05.018

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