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Neurological disorders encountered at an out-patient clinic in Ghana's largest medical center: A 16-year review

BACKGROUND: With a rising age of its population, sub-Saharan Africa(SSA) is currently experiencing an unprecedented rise in burden of neurological disorders. There is limited data on the demographic profile of neurological diseases in SSA. OBJECTIVE: To describe the spectrum of neurological disorder...

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Autores principales:	Akpalu, Albert, Adjei, Patrick, Nkromah, Kodwo, Poku, Foster Osei, Sarfo, Fred Stephen
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Elsevier 2021
Materias:	Original Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8327338/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34377844 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ensci.2021.100361

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