Pregnancy and perinatal outcome in epileptic women: A population-based study

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 21-25

  Katz, Ohad ^a   Levy, Amalia ^a   Wiznitzer, Arnon ^a   Sheiner, Eyal ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Cesarean delivery; Congenital malformations; Epilepsy; Gestational diabetes; Perinatal outcome; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PERINATAL PERIOD; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

ABNORMALITIES; ADULT; CESAREAN SECTION; DATABASES; DIABETES, GESTATIONAL; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISRAEL; LABOR, INDUCED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33644590382     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14767050500434096     Document Type: Article

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