Chiropractic Treatment for Primary Nocturnal Enuresis: A Case Series of 33 Consecutive Patients

Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 675-681

  van Poecke, Ailsa J ^a   Cunliffe, Christina ^b  

^a Chiropractor   (Netherlands)

^b McTimoney College of Chiropractic   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Child; Chiropractic; Nocturnal Enuresis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHIROPRACTIC; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSTIPATION; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NOCTURNAL ENURESIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROGNOSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; URINE VOLUME;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONSTIPATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MANIPULATION, CHIROPRACTIC; NOCTURNAL ENURESIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70349814213     PISSN: 01614754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2009.08.019     Document Type: Article

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