Epilepsy in Ireland: Towards the primary-tertiary care continuum

Seizure

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 47-52

  Varley, Jarlath ^a   Delanty, Norman ^a   Normand, Charles ^b   Coyne, Imelda ^b   McQuaid, Louise ^a   Collins, Claire ^c   Boland, Michael ^c   Grimson, Jane ^b   Fitzsimons, Mary ^a  

^a BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c IRISH COLLEGE OF GENERAL PRACTITIONERS   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Electronic patient record; Epilepsy; Primary care; Shared care; Tertiary care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; EPILEPSY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN RESO; IRELAND; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TRAINING;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; EPILEPSY; HUMANS; IRELAND; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SPECIALIZATION; SPECIALTIES, NURSING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 73749086301     PISSN: 10591311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seizure.2009.11.002     Document Type: Article

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