Valproate, polycystic ovary syndrome and the need for a prospective study

Seizure

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 235-236

  Reuber, Markus ^a   Goulding, Peter J ^a  

^a ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; CARBAMAZEPINE; LAMOTRIGINE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; NEW DRUG; TOPIRAMATE; VALPROIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERANDROGENISM; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; OBESITY; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZATION; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 0034176839     PISSN: 10591311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/seiz.2000.0393     Document Type: Article

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