Consent to contraceptive treatment among clients with epilepsy.
Aim To improve the treatment, care and monitoring of women with learning disabilities who receive oral contraceptive pills and long-term anti-epileptic drugs. Method A questionnaire based on standards from national and good-practice guidelines was devised and sent to all GP surgeries in Cornwall. Th...
| Publicado en: | Learning Disability Practice Vol. 16; no. 10; pp. 27 - 31 |
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Royal College of Nursing of the United Kingdom (The)
Dec2013
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