Folate status in women of childbearing age with epilepsy

Epilepsy Research

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 52-56

  Kampman, Margitta T ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH NORWAY   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

Author keywords

Anticonvulsants; Dietary supplements

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; CYTOCHROME P450; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; LAMOTRIGINE; MULTIVITAMIN; OXCARBAZEPINE; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTICONVULSANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ENZYME INDUCTION; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FETUS MALFORMATION; FOLIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MONOTHERAPY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REFERENCE VALUE; RISK FACTOR; SIDE EFFECT; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CYTOCHROME P-450 ENZYME SYSTEM; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 34249812930     PISSN: 09201211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2007.04.003     Document Type: Article

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