Self-management, preventable conditions and assessment of care among young adults with myelomeningocele

Child: Care, Health and Development

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 861-865

  Mahmood, D ^a   Dicianno, B ^b   Bellin, M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment ofhealthcare needs; Myelomeningocele; Pressure ulcers; Prevention and control; Self care; Urinary tract infections

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DECUBITUS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MENINGOMYELOCELE; METHODOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATHOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CARE; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MENINGOMYELOCELE; PRESSURE ULCER; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CARE; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; TRANSITION TO ADULT CARE; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80054764092     PISSN: 03051862     EISSN: 13652214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2011.01299.x     Document Type: Article

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