Understanding routine antiepileptic drug decisions: A qualitative analysis of patients' accounts of hospital consultations

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 210-214

  McCorry, Dougall ^a   Marson, Tony ^b   Jacoby, Ann ^b  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antiepileptic drugs; Data saturation; Decision making; Epilepsy; Grounded theory; Qualitative methodology

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GROUNDED THEORY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PROGNOSIS; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEIZURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTICONVULSANTS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DATA COLLECTION; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DECISION MAKING; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENTS; PHYSICIANS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; TELEPHONE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58149156281     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2008.10.010     Document Type: Article

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