Journal of Pediatric Urology
Volume 4, Issue 5 , Pages 367-371 , October 2008

Patient experience with hydrophilic catheters used in clean intermittent catheterization

  • Seppo Taskinen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Paediatric Surgery, Hospital for Children and Adolescents, Helsinki University Hospital, Stenbäckinkatu 11, 00290 Helsinki, Finland
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +358 50 4272542; fax: +358 9 47175314.
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  • Riitta Fagerholm

      Affiliations

    • Department of Paediatric Surgery, Hospital for Children and Adolescents, Helsinki University Hospital, Stenbäckinkatu 11, 00290 Helsinki, Finland
    • ,
  • Mirja Ruutu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland

Received 14 October 2007 ,Accepted 5 February 2008.

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PII: S1477-5131(08)00225-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2008.02.002

Journal of Pediatric Urology
Volume 4, Issue 5 , Pages 367-371 , October 2008

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