NICE guidelines and the epilepsies: How should practice change?

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 91, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 525-528

  Dunkley, C ^b   Cross, J H ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b KING S MILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

CHILD CARE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; EPILEPSY; FAMILY COUNSELING; HUMAN; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NURSE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PEDIATRICIAN; PEER REVIEW; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; REVIEW;

ADULT; ANTICONVULSANTS; CHILD; EPILEPSY; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; NEUROLOGY; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; PEDIATRICS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 33744820810     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2005.080036     Document Type: Review

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