Breastfeeding in children of women taking antiepileptic drugs: Cognitive outcomes at age 6 years

JAMA Pediatrics

Volumn 168, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 729-736

  Meador, Kimford J ^a   Baker, Gus A ^b   Browning, Nancy ^c   Cohen, Morris J ^d   Bromley, Rebecca L ^e   Clayton Smith, Jill ^e   Kalayjian, Laura A ^f   Kanner, Andres ^g   Liporace, Joyce D ^h   Pennell, Page B ⁱ   Privitera, Michael ^j   Loring, David W ^k  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c EMMES CORPORATION   (United States)

^d MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^h Department of Neurology Riddle Health Care ^*  (United States)

ⁱ MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^k EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

BREAST FEEDING; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DRUG EFFECTS; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; INTELLIGENCE TEST; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

ANTICONVULSANTS; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; MALE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84905851619     PISSN: 21686203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2014.118     Document Type: Article

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