Ability of a nurse specialist to diagnose simple headache disorders compared with consultant neurologists

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 76, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1170-1172

  Clarke, C E ^a,b   Edwards, J ^b   Nicholl, D J ^a,b   Sivaguru, A ^b   Davies, P ^a   Wiskin, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MIGRAINE; NURSE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TENSION HEADACHE;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROLOGY; NURSE CLINICIANS; PHYSICIANS; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 23144464362     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2004.057968     Document Type: Article

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