Interrelationships of sex, level of lesion, and transition outcomes among young adults with myelomeningocele

Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology

Volumn 53, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 647-652

  Bellin, Melissa H ^a   Dicianno, Brad E ^b   Levey, Eric ^c   Dosa, Nienke ^d   Roux, Gayle ^e   Marben, Kim ^f   Zabel, T Andrew ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d State University of New York Upstate Medical University: College of Medicine   (United States)

^e TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f Gillette Lifetime Specialty Healthcare   (United States)

^g JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT SELF MANAGEMENT AND INDEPENDENCE SCALE II; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN DAMAGE; CAUCASIAN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; INDEPENDENT LIVING; LEVEL OF LESION; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MENINGOMYELOCELE; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION QUALITY OF LIFE BREF INSTRUMENT;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MENINGOMYELOCELE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SACRUM; SEX FACTORS; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79958260456     PISSN: 00121622     EISSN: 14698749     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8749.2011.03938.x     Document Type: Article

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