High prevalence of incontinence among young adults with spina bifida: Description, prediction and problem perception

Spinal Cord

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 331-340

  Verhoef, M ^a   Lurvink, M ^a   Barf, H A ^a   Post, M W M ^a,c   Van Asbeck, F W A ^a,b   Gooskens, R H J M ^b   Prevo, A J H ^a,b  

^a Rehabilitation Centre De Hoogstraat   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^c INSTITUTE FOR REHABILITATION RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Bladder management; Bowel management; Incontinence; Spina bifida

Indexed keywords

ENEMA; LAXATIVE; MICROLAX; PHOSPHATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLADDER ASPIRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; INTERMITTENT CATHETERIZATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPHINCTEROTOMY; SPINA BIFIDA; SUPPOSITORY; URINARY DIVERSION; URINE INCONTINENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAUSALITY; COMORBIDITY; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SPINAL DYSRAPHISM; URINARY INCONTINENCE;

EID: 21244482195     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.sc.3101705     Document Type: Article

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