The association between urinary continence and quality of life in paediatric patients with spina bifida and tethered cord

Paediatrics and Child Health (Canada)

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2013, Pages

  Olesen, Jamie D ^a   Kiddoo, Darcie A ^a   Metcalfe, Peter D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Incontinence; Quality of life; Spina bifida

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CHILD; CONTINENCE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMITTENT CATHETERIZATION; LIPOMENINGOCELE; LIPOMYELOMENINGOCELE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENINGOCELE; MENINGOMYELOCELE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCHOOL CHILD; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINAL DYSRAPHISM; TETHERED CORD SYNDROME; URINARY CONTINENCE; URINE INCONTINENCE;

EID: 84884517621     PISSN: 12057088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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