Lower urinary tract dysfunction in children with generalized hypermobility of joints

Journal of Urology

Volumn 170, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1971-1974

  De Kort, Laetitia M O ^a   Verhulst, John A P M ^a   Engelbert, Raoul H H ^a   Uiterwaal, Cuno S P M ^a   De Jong, Tom P V M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Joint instability; Pediatrics; Pelvic floor; Urination disorders

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEIGHTON AND BULBENA SCALE; BLADDER SPHINCTER; BLADDER SPHINCTER DYSFUNCTION; CHILD; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT HYPERMOBILITY; JOINT INSTABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PELVIS FLOOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX RATIO; URETHRA DISEASE; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE INCONTINENCE;

EID: 0141919713     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000091643.35118.d3     Document Type: Article

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