Traditional healers and epilepsy treatment on the Kenyan coast.

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Author/s: Kendall-Taylor, Nathaniel (N); Kathomi, Caroline (C); Rimba, Kenneth (K); Newton, Charles R (CR);

Affiliation: Department of Anthropology, University of California Los Angeles, California, USA. nkendall(-atsign-)ucla.edu

Grants: (Agency:Wellcome Trust)

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Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

Journal: Epilepsia (Epilepsia), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2008-Sep; vol 49 (issue 9) : pp 1638-9

Dates: Created 2008/09/10; Completed 2008/10/02; Revised 2009/08/26;

PMID: 18782213, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 8/26/2009, IMS Date: 26 Aug 2009 00:00:00)

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Comments and Corrections

CommentIn: Epilepsia. 2008 Sep;49(9):1642-3. (PMID: 18782215)

CommentIn: Epilepsia. 2008 Sep;49(9):1643-4. (PMID: 18782216)

CommentIn: Epilepsia. 2008 Sep;49(9):1644-6. (PMID: 18782217)

CommentIn: Epilepsia. 2009 Sep;50(9):2167-8. (PMID: 19706061)

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