Understanding the information needs of women with epilepsy at different lifestages: Results of the 'Ideal World' survey

Seizure

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 502-507

  Crawford, Pamela ^a   Hudson, Sharon ^b  

^a YORK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Conception; Epilepsy; Menopause; Needs; Preconception; Women

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; LAMOTRIGINE; OXCARBAZEPINE; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; PRIMIDONE; TOPIRAMATE; VALPROIC ACID;

ADULT; AWARENESS; CHILD HEALTH; COMPREHENSION; DATA ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; LIFESPAN; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL WELFARE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MENOPAUSE; MENSTRUAL IRREGULARITY; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PREGNANCY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; SAMPLE; TERATOGENICITY;

EID: 0141717266     PISSN: 10591311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1059-1311(03)00085-2     Document Type: Article

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