Telemedicine for Epilepsy Support in Resource-Poor Settings
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Telemedicine for Epilepsy Support in Resource-Poor Settings
THE PROBLEM Epilepsy is a common disease worldwide causing significant physical and social disability. It is one of the most treatable neurological diseases. Yet, in rural, poorer countries like much of India and Nepal, most people with epilepsy are not undergoing any treatment often because they cannot access doctors. Conventional Approaches: It is being appreciated that perhaps doctors are no...
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عنوان ژورنال: Frontiers in Public Health
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2296-2565
DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2014.00120