Breast Is still best: No harmful effects of breastfeeding in women taking antiepileptic drugs

Epilepsy Currents

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 10-12

  Powell, Elizabeth M ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; FOLIC ACID; LAMOTRIGINE; PHENYTOIN; VALPROIC ACID;

ADVERSE OUTCOME; BREAST; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST MILK; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; EPILEPSY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; LANGUAGE; MEMORY; MONOTHERAPY; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NOTE; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; SOCIAL ADAPTATION;

EID: 84927638511     PISSN: 15357597     EISSN: 15357511     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5698/1535-7597-15.1.10     Document Type: Note

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