Long-term survival of individuals with myelomeningocele

Pediatric Neurosurgery

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 186-191

  Davis, Beth Ellen ^a,b,c   Daley, Colleen M ^b   Shurtleff, David B ^b   Duguay, Sharon ^b   Seidel, Kristy ^b   Loeser, John D ^b   Ellenbogen, Richard G ^b  

^a MADIGAN ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Myelomeningocele; Shunts; Survival

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADULTHOOD; AGED; BIRTH DEFECT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTING; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFANCY; INFANT; LONGEVITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENINGOMYELOCELE; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SURVIVAL RATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFANT; MALE; MENINGOMYELOCELE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 23844542168     PISSN: 10162291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000086559     Document Type: Review

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