Myelomeningocele: Neglected aspects

Pediatric Nephrology

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1223-1231

  Woodhouse, Christopher R J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Education; Long term outcome; Myelomeningocele; Neurogenic bladder; Paediatric nephrology

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID; PLACEBO; SILDENAFIL;

ALLERGY; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DRUG DOSE ESCALATION; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG RESPONSE; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE FERTILITY; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HEART DISEASE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; IMPOTENCE; KIDNEY FAILURE; KYPHOSCOLIOSIS; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MALE INFERTILITY; MENINGOMYELOCELE; MORTALITY; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROGENIC BLADDER; OBESITY; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; RECOMMENDED DRUG DOSE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SKILL; SPINA BIFIDA; SPINE SURGERY; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVAL TIME; SYMPTOM; THORAX DISEASE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; CHILD; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; HUMANS; MENINGOMYELOCELE; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY BLADDER, NEUROGENIC;

EID: 46949096086     PISSN: 0931041X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00467-007-0663-3     Document Type: Article

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