Acupressure versus oxybutinin in the treatment of enuresis

Journal of International Medical Research

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 552-556

  Yuksek, M S ^a   Erdem, A F ^a   Atalay, C ^a   Demirel, A ^a  

^a ATATURK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Acupressure; Children; Nocturnal enuresis; Oxybutinin

Indexed keywords

OXYBUTYNIN;

ACUPRESSURE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; NOCTURNAL ENURESIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0346888593     PISSN: 03000605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/147323000303100611     Document Type: Article

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