The Journal of Urology
Volume 183, Issue 2 , Pages 441-447 , February 2010

Evaluation of and Treatment for Monosymptomatic Enuresis: A Standardization Document From the International Children's Continence Society

  • Tryggve Neveus

      Affiliations

    • Nephrology Unit, Uppsala University Children's Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence: Paediatric Nephrology, Nephrology Unit, Uppsala University Children's Hospital, 751 85 Uppsala, Sweden
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  • Paul Eggert

      Affiliations

    • Klinik für Allgemeine Pädiatrie der Christian-Albrechts-Universität, Kiel, Germany
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  • Jonathan Evans

      Affiliations

    • Nottingham University Hospitals National Health Service Trust Queens Medical Centre Campus, Nottingham, United Kingdom
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  • Antonio Macedo

      Affiliations

    • Pediatric Urology Section, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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  • Søren Rittig

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Aarhus University Hospital, Skejby, Aarhus, Denmark
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  • Serdar Tekgül

      Affiliations

    • Section of Paediatric Urology, Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
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  • Johan Vande Walle

      Affiliations

    • Pediatric Nephrology Unit, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
    • Financial interest and/or other relationship with Ferring.
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  • C.K. Yeung

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Prince of Wales Hospital, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China
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  • Lane Robson

      Affiliations

    • Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Received 1 April 2009

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 See Editorial on page 425.

PII: S0022-5347(09)02682-2

doi: 10.1016/j.juro.2009.10.043

The Journal of Urology
Volume 183, Issue 2 , Pages 441-447 , February 2010

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