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Qualitative evaluation of the outcomes of care and treatment for children and adolescents with nodding syndrome and other epilepsies in Uganda
BACKGROUND: In 2012, the Ugandan Government declared an epidemic of Nodding Syndrome (NS) in the Northern districts of Gulu, Kitgum, Lamwo and Pader. Treatment guidelines were developed and NS treatment centres were established to provide symptomatic control and rehabilitation. However, a wide gap r...
Autores principales: | Abbo, Catherine, Mwaka, Amos Deogratius, Opar, Bernard Toliva, Idro, Richard |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2019
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6489326/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31036087 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40249-019-0540-x |
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