Nocturnal enuresis: A suggestion for a European treatment strategy

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 88, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 679-690

  Lackgren G ^a   Hjalmas K ^b   Van Gool, J ^c   Von Gontard, A ^d   De Gennaro, M ^e   Lottmann, H ^f   Terho, P ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^e BAMBINO GESÙ CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^f Fondation Hôpital   (France)

^g Turku Health Centre   (Finland)

Author keywords

Alarm; Desmopressin; Nocturnal enuresis; Polyuria; Vasopressin

Indexed keywords

DESMOPRESSIN; OXYBUTYNIN; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ARTICLE; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG TOLERABILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; NOCTURNAL ENURESIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

AGE FACTORS; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS, TRICYCLIC; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHOLINERGIC ANTAGONISTS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DEAMINO ARGININE VASOPRESSIN; ENURESIS; EUROPE; GUIDELINES; HUMANS; MANDELIC ACIDS; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; PROGNOSIS; RENAL AGENTS; URINE;

EID: 2442510953     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08035259950169396     Document Type: Article

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