Epilepsy health consumer groups and charities; How representative of patients are they? (Grinton M., et al. Seizure J. (2012))
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Epilepsy Society would like to respond to the above article published in Seizure earlier this year. Through our tertiary assessment and treatment centre, residential care and supported living services, as well as a long standing association with the National Hospital of Neurology, Epilepsy Society works directly with thousands of people with epilepsy each year. We are also doing more than ever before to engage and involve people beyond our medical and care service provision:
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Seizure
دوره 22 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2013