The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 151, Issue 6 , Pages 559-560 , December 2007

Is Lack of Bladder Inhibition during Sleep a Mechanism of Nocturnal Enuresis?

  • Elizabeth C. Jackson, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Elizabeth C. Jackson, MD, Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Divisions of Urology and Nephrology, MLC 7022, Cincinnati, OH 45223.

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PII: S0022-3476(07)00651-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2007.06.044

The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 151, Issue 6 , Pages 559-560 , December 2007

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