Implementing good practice in epilepsy care

Seizure

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 77-84

  Frost, Sarah ^a   Crawford, Pamela ^b   Mera, Steven ^a   Chappell, Brian ^b  

^a LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b YORK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Good practice; Guidelines; Implementation; Services

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; EPILEPSY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; LEARNING DISORDER; NURSE; PATIENT CARE; PEDIATRICS; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; TIME MANAGEMENT; UNITED KINGDOM; WORKLOAD;

EID: 0345701472     PISSN: 10591311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1059-1311(02)00257-1     Document Type: Article

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