Development and implementation of an Adolescent Epilepsy Transition Clinic

Journal of Neuroscience Nursing

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 181-189

  Jurasek, Laura ^a   Ray, Lynne ^b   Quigley, Daphne ^c  

^a STOLLERY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANADA; CHILD HEALTH CARE; EPILEPSY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING PRACTICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PEDIATRICS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH SERVICES; ALBERTA; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INTERINSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENT TRANSFER; PEDIATRICS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 77956906488     PISSN: 08880395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JNN.0b013e3181e26be6     Document Type: Article

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