Barriers to epilepsy care: Measuring the treatment gap in rural and peri-urban districts in Ghana.

Darkwa EK, Adjei P, Asiamah S, Awini E, Sottie C, Godi A, Williams JE, Atuguba F, Sataru F, Adjei A, Sen A, Newton CR, Danso-Appiah A, Cross JH, Sander JW, Akpalu A, EPInA investigators

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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0355854
Published: 2026
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@article{allodium:10.1371/journal.pone.0355854,
  title = {Barriers to epilepsy care: Measuring the treatment gap in rural and peri-urban districts in Ghana.},
  author = {Darkwa EK and Adjei P and Asiamah S and Awini E and Sottie C and Godi A and Williams JE and Atuguba F and Sataru F and Adjei A and Sen A and Newton CR and Danso-Appiah A and Cross JH and Sander JW and Akpalu A and EPInA investigators},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {PloS one},
  doi = {10.1371/journal.pone.0355854},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0355854}
}

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AU  - Asiamah S
AU  - Awini E
AU  - Sottie C
AU  - Godi A
AU  - Williams JE
AU  - Atuguba F
AU  - Sataru F
AU  - Adjei A
AU  - Sen A
AU  - Newton CR
AU  - Danso-Appiah A
AU  - Cross JH
AU  - Sander JW
AU  - Akpalu A
AU  - EPInA investigators
PY  - 2026
JO  - PloS one
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EK, D., P, A., S, A., E, A., C, S., A, G., JE, W., F, A., F, S., A, A., A, S., CR, N., A, D., JH, C., JW, S., A, A., & investigators, E. (2026). Barriers to epilepsy care: Measuring the treatment gap in rural and peri-urban districts in Ghana.. PloS one. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0355854

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