Medical problems in adolescents with myelomeningocele (MMC): An inventory of the Swedish MMC population born during 1986-1989

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 446-449

  Olsson, I ^a,g   Dahl, M ^b   Mattsson, S ^c   Wendelius, M ^d   Astrom E ^e   Westbom, L ^f  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^e KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^f LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^g QUEEN SILVIA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Adult; Comprehensive care; Myelomeningocele; Spina bifida

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADULTHOOD; ARTICLE; BLADDER EMPTYING; CHIARI FROMMEL SYNDROME; ENTEROPATHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; INTERMITTENT CATHETERIZATION; KIDNEY DYSFUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; MENINGOMYELOCELE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SWEDEN; TETHERED CORD SYNDROME;

ADOLESCENT; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LEARNING DISORDERS; MALE; MENINGOMYELOCELE; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SWEDEN;

EID: 33947330626     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2006.00153.x     Document Type: Article

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