The rationale for pregnancy registers for women with epilepsy

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 195, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 8-9

  Vajda, Frank J E ^a   O'Brien, Terence J ^a   Lander, Cecilie M ^b   Eadie, Mervyn J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COGNITION; CONSULTATION; DRUG EXPOSURE; EDITORIAL; EPILEPSY; HEREDITY; HUMAN; PREGNANCY; REGISTRATION; SEIZURE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL STATUS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TERATOGENICITY; WELLBEING;

EID: 79960088078     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2011.tb03179.x     Document Type: Editorial

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