Characterization and Health Risk Assessment of Postmenopausal Women with Epilepsy

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 1, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 353-355

  McAuley, James W ^a   Koshy, Sapna J ^a   Moore, J Layne ^a   Peebles, Carolyn T ^a   Reeves, Andrew L ^a  

^a THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Hormone replacement therapy; seizures; bone; antiepileptic drugs; education; women; epilepsy

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040360372     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ebeh.2000.0114     Document Type: Article

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