Problems that mothers' with epilepsy experience when caring for their children

Seizure

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 42-48

  Bagshaw, Jan ^a   Crawford, Pamela ^b   Chappell, Brian ^c  

^a Middleton and Rochdale Primary Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

^b YORK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Baby; Caring; Children; Mothers; Risk; Seizures

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BATH; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD; CHILD CARE; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MOTHER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD CARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; EMPLOYMENT; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHERS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEIZURES;

EID: 37149002559     PISSN: 10591311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seizure.2007.06.004     Document Type: Article

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