An audit of paediatric epilepsy care

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 145-148

  Webb, David W ^a   Coleman, Helen ^a   Fielder, Allison ^a   Kennedy, Colin R ^a  

^a SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Audit; Epilepsy; Quality of care

Indexed keywords

VALPROIC ACID;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DRUG MONITORING; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPSY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0031928302     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.79.2.145     Document Type: Article

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