Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Volume 46, Issue 1 , Pages 47-49 , March 2007

Preliminary Descriptive Statistics of the Taiwanese Registry of Epilepsy and Pregnancy for the First 2 Years

  • Tung-Yao Chang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Mackay Medicine, Nursing and Management College, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr Tung-Yao Chang, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mackay Memorial Hospital, 92, Section 2, Chung-Shan North Road, Taipei 104, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Chi-Wan Lai

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Sun Yat-Sen Cancer Center, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Hsiang-Yu Yu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Neurological Institute, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Jenn-Jeih Hsu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Director of Taiwan Society of Perinatology, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Yang-Hsin Shih

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, Neurological Institute, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Director of Taiwan Epilepsy Society, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Chih-Ping Chen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Department of Medical Research, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

,Accepted 27 February 2006.

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PII: S1028-4559(08)60106-0

doi: 10.1016/S1028-4559(08)60106-0

Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Volume 46, Issue 1 , Pages 47-49 , March 2007

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