Maternal use of cystitis medication and childhood epilepsy in a Danish population-based cohort

Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 589-595

  Miller, Jessica E ^a   Pedersen, Lars Henning ^b,c   Sun, Yuelian ^c   Olsen, Jørn ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cystitis.; Epilepsy; Maternal infections

Indexed keywords

NITROFURANTOIN; PIVMECILLINAM; SULFAMETHIZOLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BENIGN CHILDHOOD EPILEPSY; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTITIS; DENMARK; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRENATAL DRUG EXPOSURE; PRESCRIPTION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; CYSTITIS; DENMARK; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84867581161     PISSN: 02695022     EISSN: 13653016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3016.2012.01317.x     Document Type: Article

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