Cure of nocturnal enuresis: Why isn't desmopressin very effective?

Pediatric Nephrology

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 667-670

  Koff, Stephen A ^a,b  

^a NATIONWIDE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY WEXNER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Desmopressin; Nocturnal enuresis

Indexed keywords

DESMOPRESSIN; VASOPRESSIN;

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; NOCTURNAL ENURESIS; POLYURIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; URINE FLOW RATE; URINE VOLUME; URODYNAMICS; VASOPRESSIN RELEASE;

CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DEAMINO ARGININE VASOPRESSIN; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ENURESIS; HUMANS; RENAL AGENTS; SLEEP; VASOPRESSINS;

EID: 0029742235     PISSN: 0931041X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004670050186     Document Type: Short Survey

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