Knowledge and practice profile of obstetricians regarding epilepsy in women in Kerala state, India

Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 169-171

  Bhat, Mamta ^a   Ramesha, K N ^b   Nirmala, C ^a   Sarma, P S ^b   Thomas, Sanjeev V ^b  

^a GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b SREE CHITRA TIRUNAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Knowledge; obstetricians; survey; women with epilepsy

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; FOLIC ACID; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; STEROID HORMONE; VALPROIC ACID; VITAMIN K GROUP;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; ORAL CONTRACEPTION; OSTEOMALACIA; PHYSICIAN; PREGNANCY; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION;

EID: 80054112901     PISSN: 09722327     EISSN: 19983549     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0972-2327.85877     Document Type: Article

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