Managing epilepsy in general practice: The dissemination and uptake of a free audit package, and collated results from 12 practices in England and Wales

Seizure

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 9-12

  Chappell, B ^a   Hall, W W ^b  

^a YORK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Audit; Epilepsy; General practice

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; PHENYTOIN; VALPROIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEIZURE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0031058285     PISSN: 10591311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1059-1311(97)80046-5     Document Type: Article

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