The care of pregnant women with epilepsy - A survey of obstetricians in Scotland

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Volumn 5, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 271-277

  Russell, Aline J C ^a   Macpherson, Hilary ^a   Cairnie, Vivien ^a   Brodie, Martin J ^a  

^a NHS FORTH VALLEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Epilepsy services; Guidelines; Obstetric care; Pre pregnancy counselling; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; VITAMIN K GROUP;

ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; COUNSELING; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; GENETICS; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LABOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; OBSTETRIC CARE; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SIDE EFFECT; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TERATOGENESIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM;

ABNORMALITIES, DRUG-INDUCED; ADULT; ANTICONVULSANTS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DRUG MONITORING; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; VITAMIN K;

EID: 0029808810     PISSN: 10591311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1059-1311(96)80020-3     Document Type: Review

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