Imipramine for therapy resistant enuresis: A retrospective evaluation

Journal of Urology

Volumn 171, Issue 6 II, 2004, Pages 2607-2610

  Gepertz, Simon ^a   Nevéus, Tryggve ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Antidepressants; Enuresis; Imipramine

Indexed keywords

CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DESMOPRESSIN; IMIPRAMINE;

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BLADDER FUNCTION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONSTIPATION; DETRUSOR MUSCLE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; ENURESIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MOOD; MUSCLE CRAMP; NAUSEA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SIDE EFFECT; SWEATING; TREATMENT FAILURE; URINE INCONTINENCE; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 2442494450     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000110613.51078.93     Document Type: Conference Paper

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