An easily performed group education programme for patients with uncontrolled epilepsy - A pilot study

Seizure

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 497-501

  Helde, Grethe ^a   Brodtkorb, Eylert ^a   Bråthen, Geir ^a   Bovim, Gunnar ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Group education; Specialist nursing

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPETENCE; COMPREHENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CONTROL; EDUCATION PROGRAM; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; GENDER; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE; SOCIAL SECURITY;

EID: 0141605492     PISSN: 10591311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1059-1311(03)00050-5     Document Type: Article

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