An audit of electroencephalography requests: Use and misuse

Seizure

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 184-189

  Pearce, K M ^a   Cock, H R ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Audit; Diagnosis; EEG; Epilepsy; Guidelines; Investigation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FISHER EXACT TEST; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HOSPITALS, DISTRICT; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EID: 33645019051     PISSN: 10591311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seizure.2006.01.003     Document Type: Article

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