A survey of a novel epilepsy clinic

Seizure

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 519-522

  Goodwin, Mel ^a   Wade, David ^a   Luke, Barbara ^a   Davies, Paul ^a  

^a NORTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Local; Management; Primary care; Secondary care

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; CLOBAZAM; DIAZEPAM; ETHOSUXIMIDE; LAMOTRIGINE; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; PRIMIDONE; VALPROIC ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PATHWAY; DRUG COMBINATION; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; UNITED KINGDOM; AGGRESSION; AGITATION; CONCENTRATION LOSS; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CONTROL; DROWSINESS; DRUG INDICATION; GEOGRAPHY; HEADACHE; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SURVEY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MONOTHERAPY; PATIENT CODING; PATIENT INFORMATION; PATIENT SELECTION; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTICONVULSANTS; CRITICAL PATHWAYS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; ENGLAND; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, SPECIAL; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE CLINICIANS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 0036905452     PISSN: 10591311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1059-1311(02)00132-2     Document Type: Article

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