Accuracy of epilepsy screening tools in community and primary care settings across countries in Sub-Saharan Africa: systematic review and meta-analysis protocol.
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- 10.1136/bmjopen-2026-116684
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- 2026 May 7
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@article{allodium:10.1136/bmjopen-2026-116684,
title = {Accuracy of epilepsy screening tools in community and primary care settings across countries in Sub-Saharan Africa: systematic review and meta-analysis protocol.},
author = {Darkwa EK and Cross JH and Adjei P and Newton CR and Sen A and Akpalu A and Sander JW and Danso-Appiah A},
year = {2026},
journal = {BMJ open},
doi = {10.1136/bmjopen-2026-116684},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2026-116684}
}RIS
TY - JOUR TI - Accuracy of epilepsy screening tools in community and primary care settings across countries in Sub-Saharan Africa: systematic review and meta-analysis protocol. AU - Darkwa EK AU - Cross JH AU - Adjei P AU - Newton CR AU - Sen A AU - Akpalu A AU - Sander JW AU - Danso-Appiah A PY - 2026 JO - BMJ open DO - 10.1136/bmjopen-2026-116684 UR - https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2026-116684 ER -
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EK, D., JH, C., P, A., CR, N., A, S., A, A., JW, S., & A, D. (2026). Accuracy of epilepsy screening tools in community and primary care settings across countries in Sub-Saharan Africa: systematic review and meta-analysis protocol.. BMJ open. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2026-116684
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