Gender difference in management of epilepsy—what women are hearing
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Gender difference in management of epilepsy—what women are hearing
This study reports the results of a questionnaire survey of female members of the British Epilepsy Association (BEA). The women were asked about their concerns about their epilepsy with respect to being female, and, in particular, asked about the information they had been given on important topics such as contraception and pregnancy. A questionnaire was sent to 6000 BEA female members of whom 1...
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عنوان ژورنال: Seizure
سال: 1999
ISSN: 1059-1311
DOI: 10.1053/seiz.1999.0274