An audit of care provided for children with epilepsy in the South Tees area

Child: Care, Health and Development

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 185-194

  Stewart, H ^a   Matthews, T ^a   Foley, M ^a   Aszkenasy, O M ^a  

^a The Royal College of Psychiatrists   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Community; Epilepsy; Nurse; Outpatients; Schoolchildren

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CONSUMER; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EDUCATION; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; NUCLEAR FAMILY; NURSING; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SCHOOL HEALTH NURSING; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADOLESCENT; AMBULATORY CARE; APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; EDUCATION, SPECIAL; ENGLAND; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; NUCLEAR FAMILY; PARENTS; SCHOOL NURSING;

EID: 0032062540     PISSN: 03051862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2214.1998.00063.x     Document Type: Article

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