Fertility rate of epileptic women at Kenyatta National Hospital

East African Medical Journal

Volumn 85, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 341-346

  Kariuki, J G ^a   Joshi, M D ^a   Adam, A M ^a   Kwasa, T O O ^a   Machoki, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

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EID: 56549101631     PISSN: 0012835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/eamj.v85i7.9646     Document Type: Article

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