Oral contraception and epilepsy: Findings in a large cohort study

Contraception

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 77-79

  Vessey, Martin ^a   Painter, Rosemary ^a   Yeates, David ^a  

^a IMPERIAL CANCER RESEARCH FUND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cohort study; Convulsions; Epilepsy; Oral contraceptives; Social class

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ORAL CONTRACEPTION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; SOCIAL CLASS;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BODY MASS INDEX; COHORT STUDIES; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 0036669529     PISSN: 00107824     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0010-7824(02)00323-2     Document Type: Article

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