Evidence-Based versus reported epilepsy management practices

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 507-514

  Mastriani, Katherine S ^b   Williams, Virginia C ^b   Hulsey, Thomas C ^a   Wheless, James W ^c   Maria, Bernard L ^b,d  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Ketogenic diet; Oxford Rating Scale

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL STUDY; EPILEPSY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; KETOGENIC DIET; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM;

EPILEPSY; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 42449118497     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0883073807309785     Document Type: Article

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