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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on persons with epilepsy in Uganda: A descriptive cross-sectional study

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on the disease course, lives, and psychosocial wellbeing of persons with epilepsy (PWE) in Uganda. METHODS: From April 2021 till May 2021, we carried out a descriptive cross-sectional study at four hospitals locate...

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Autores principales:	Gumisiriza, Nolbert, Kamoen, Olivia, Boven, Annelies, Dusabimana, Alfred, Nono, Denis, Musisi, Seggane, Colebunders, Robert
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Elsevier Inc. 2022
Materias:	Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8720867/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35104731 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.yebeh.2021.108536

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