An international survey of long-term video/EEG services

Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 59-67

  Fitzsimons, Mary ^a   Browne, Geraldine ^a   Kirker, John ^a   Staunton, Hugh ^a  

^a BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

EEG standards; Equipment management; Long term EEG video monitoring; Quality assurance; Risk management

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPSY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; PATIENT MONITORING; QUALITY CONTROL; RISK MANAGEMENT; TELEMETRY; VIDEORECORDING;

EID: 0033952318     PISSN: 07360258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004691-200001000-00006     Document Type: Article

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