Cross sectional study of reporting of epileptic seizures to general practitioners

British Medical Journal

Volumn 320, Issue 7227, 2000, Pages 94-97

  Dalrymple, Jamie ^a   Appleby, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b KING S FUND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DRIVER LICENCE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL AREA; SEIZURE; SELF REPORT; UNEMPLOYMENT; URBAN AREA;

EID: 0034620299     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.320.7227.94     Document Type: Article

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