Simple febrile convulsions: Evidence for best practice

Journal of Child Health Care

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 149-153

  Hawksworth, Dawn L ^a  

^a CALDERDALE AND HUDDERSFIELD NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Best practice; Evidence based practice; Family centred care; Febrile convulsions; Parent education; Partnership; Research

Indexed keywords

COOPERATION; EDUCATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEBRILE CONVULSION; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; METHODOLOGY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING; NURSING STAFF; PARENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PEDIATRIC NURSING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; STANDARD;

BENCHMARKING; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICATION; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PARENTS; PATIENT EDUCATION; PEDIATRIC NURSING; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; SEIZURES, FEBRILE;

EID: 0034584862     PISSN: 13674935     EISSN: 17412889     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/136749350000400403     Document Type: Review

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