Antiepileptic drug use and birth rate in patients with epilepsy - A population-based cohort study in Finland

Human Reproduction

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 2290-2295

  Artama, Miia ^a   Isojarvi J I T ^b   Auvinen, A ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^c TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Antiepileptic drug; Birth rate; Cohort study; Epilepsy

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; OXCARBAZEPINE; VALPROIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BIRTH RATE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONOTHERAPY; POPULATION RESEARCH; SOCIAL ASPECT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 33749540631     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/del194     Document Type: Article

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