Toilet training of healthy young toddlers: A randomized trial between a daytime wetting alarm and timed potty training

Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 191-196

  Vermandel, Alexandra ^a   Weyler, Joost ^a   De Wachter, Stefan ^a   Wyndaele, Jean Jacques ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Children; Daytime wetting alarm; Diapers; Signs of readiness; Toilet training

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLADDER FUNCTION; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD REARING; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAYTIME WETTING ALARM; DIAPER; DIURNAL ENURESIS; FEMALE; HOME; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PARENT; POTTY TRAINING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SAMPLE SIZE; TELEPHONE; TODDLER; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FOLLOW UP; INFANT; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY;

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAPERS, INFANT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; TOILET TRAINING;

EID: 49649089802     PISSN: 0196206X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/DBP.0b013e31816c433a     Document Type: Article

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