Neurologists' knowledge of and attitudes toward epilepsy surgery : A national survey

Neurology

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 159-166

  Roberts, Jodie I ^a,b   Hrazdil, Chantelle ^a,c   Wiebe, Samuel ^a,b   Sauro, Khara ^a,b   Vautour, Michelle ^a   Wiebe, Natalie ^a   Jetté, Nathalie ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CANADIAN; E-MAIL; EPILEPSY; FAX; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NEUROLOGIST; NEUROSURGERY; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCEPTION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SURGICAL RISK; TELEPHONE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; NEUROLOGY; STANDARDS;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CANADA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROLOGY; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PRACTICE PATTERNS, PHYSICIANS'; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84925934173     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: 1526632X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000001127     Document Type: Article

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