Prescribing and the epilepsy specialist nurse

Seizure

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 74-76

  Hosking, Patricia G ^a  

^a NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Epilepsy nurse specialist; Prescribing; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DRUG FORMULARY; EPILEPSY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; NURSE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0037333784     PISSN: 10591311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1059131102002534     Document Type: Article

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