An evaluation of pharmacists' knowledge of women's issues in epilepsy

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 243-246

  McAuley, James W ^a,b   Casey, Jynel ^a   Long, Lucretia ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antiepileptic drugs; Education; Epilepsy; Knowledge; Pharmacists; Pharmacy; Women's issues

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; FOLIC ACID; VITAMIN K GROUP;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; DISEASE CONTROL; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DRUG INFORMATION; DRUG SAFETY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FEMALE SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; OSTEOLYSIS; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; PHARMACIST ATTITUDE; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; AGED; ANTICONVULSANTS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; EDUCATION, PHARMACY, CONTINUING; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OHIO; PHARMACISTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; WOMEN;

EID: 58149145582     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2008.10.018     Document Type: Article

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