Prevalence and psychosocial impact of lower urinary tract symptoms in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy

Neuromuscular Disorders

Volumn 19, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 754-758

  Wijk, Evaline van ^a   Messelink, Bert J ^b   Heijnen, Lily ^a   de Groot, Imelda J M ^a,c  

^a Rehabilitation Centre De Trappenberg   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bladder dysfunction; Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD); Lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS); Urinary incontinence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; HUMAN; IMPAIRED BLADDER EMPTYING; LOWER URINARY TRACT SYMPTOM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICTURITION DISORDER; MUSCLE BIOPSY; POSTAL MAIL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY, DUCHENNE; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; UROLOGIC DISEASES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350077820     PISSN: 09608966     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nmd.2009.07.009     Document Type: Article

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