Quality of life in childhood hydrocephalus: A review

Child's Nervous System

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 737-743

  Kulkarni, Abhaya V ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Health outcome; Hydrocephalus; Pediatric; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ANASTOMOSIS; CHILD; CHILDHOOD; COGNITIVE DEFECT; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; ENDOSCOPY; EPILEPSY; FAMILY; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SHUNT INFECTION; SOCIAL ASPECT; SURGEON;

CHILD; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 77954423205     PISSN: 02567040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00381-010-1131-0     Document Type: Review

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