The effect of specially trained epilepsy nurses in primary care: A review

Seizure

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 43-46

  Ridsdale, Leone ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Health education; Nurse specialist; Primary health care; Psychology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EPILEPSY; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NURSING EDUCATION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT INFORMATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF CARE;

EID: 0033950953     PISSN: 10591311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/seiz.1999.0366     Document Type: Article

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