Urinary Continence across the Life Course

Pediatric Clinics of North America

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 997-1011

  Smith, Kathryn ^a   Mizokawa, Stacey ^a   Neville Jan, Ann ^b   Macias, Kristy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Continence; Quality of life; Spina bifida; Urologic care

Indexed keywords

CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; OXYBUTYNIN;

BLADDER RECONSTRUCTION; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; HUMAN; INTERMITTENT CATHETERIZATION; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY INJURY; LIFE HISTORY; NEUROGENIC BLADDER; REVIEW; SPINA BIFIDA; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETHRA SURGERY; URINARY DIVERSION; URINE INCONTINENCE; COMPLICATION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; QUALITY OF LIFE; SPINAL DYSRAPHISM; UNITED STATES; URINARY INCONTINENCE; URODYNAMICS; UROLOGY;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HUMANS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SPINAL DYSRAPHISM; UNITED STATES; URINARY INCONTINENCE; URODYNAMICS; UROLOGY;

EID: 77957128591     PISSN: 00313955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pcl.2010.07.018     Document Type: Review

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