Medication education for patients with epilepsy in Taiwan

Seizure

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 473-477

  Liu, Lillian ^a   Yiu, Chun Hing ^a   Yen, Der Jen ^a   Chou, Mei Huei ^a   Lin, Ming Fang ^a  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Antiepileptic drugs; Compliance; Epilepsy; Medication education; Serum drug levels

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; CLONAZEPAM; LAMOTRIGINE; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; PRIMIDONE; TOPIRAMATE; VALPROIC ACID; VIGABATRIN;

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CONTROL; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG INFORMATION; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RECORD; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; SIDE EFFECT; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

EID: 0141494237     PISSN: 10591311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1059-1311(03)00006-2     Document Type: Article

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