The challenge of epilepsy control in deprived settings: low compliance and high fatality rates during a community-based phenobarbital program in rural Laos.
Tran
Duc-Si
DS
Institut de la Francophonie pour la Médecine Tropicale, Vientiane, Lao Peoples' Democratic Republic.
Zen
Jie
J
Strobel
Michel
M
Odermatt
Peter
P
Preux
Pierre-Marie
PM
Huc
Pierre
P
Delneuville
Luc
L
Barennes
Hubert
H
D000328:Adult; D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003156:Community Mental Health Services / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004829:Epilepsy, Generalized / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D017048:Health Care Costs; D006801:Humans; D007812:Laos / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008507:Medically Underserved Area; D009026:Mortality; D010349:Patient Compliance; D010352:Patient Dropouts; D010634:Phenobarbital / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D015995:Prevalence; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000927:Anticonvulsants; D010634:Phenobarbital