Health-related quality of life in children with vesicoureteral reflux - Impact of successful endoscopic therapy

Journal of Pediatric Urology

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 20-26

  Schwentner, C ^a   Oswald, J ^a   Lunacek, A ^a   Schlenck, B ^a   Pelzer, A E ^a   Schwentner, I ^a   Hofer, S ^a   Bartsch, G ^a   Radmayr, C ^a  

^a INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Dextranomer hyaluronic acid; Endoscopic therapy; Glasgow children's benefit inventory; Quality of life; Vesicoureteral reflux

Indexed keywords

DEXTRANOMER; HYALURONIC ACID;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CYSTITIS; DEMOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; ENURESIS; FEMALE; FEVER; GENDER; HUMAN; IMPLANT; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; RECURRENT INFECTION; REPRODUCIBILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIOECONOMICS; TIME; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VALIDATION STUDY; VESICOURETERAL REFLUX;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEXTRANS; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYALURONIC ACID; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VESICO-URETERAL REFLUX;

EID: 38149039346     PISSN: 14775131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2007.08.002     Document Type: Article

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