Development of bladder and bowel control: Significance of prematurity, perinatal risk factors, psychomotor development and gender

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 158, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 115-122

  Largo, R H ^a   Molinari, L ^a   Von Siebenthal, K ^b   Wolfensberger, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Bladder and bowel control; Prematurity; Psychomotor development; Toilet training

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLADDER FUNCTION; CHILD; CHILD REARING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; GENDER; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMOTOR DEVELOPMENT;

CHILD DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; INTESTINES; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RISK FACTORS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; SWITZERLAND; TOILET TRAINING; URINARY BLADDER;

EID: 0033003809     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004310051030     Document Type: Article

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