MINIMUM STANDARDS for PAEDIATRIC CONTINENCE CARE …

Continence in children constitutes an increasingly common problem. A study of a large cohort of children in the UK (The Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children – ALSPAC) showed that 8% of children aged 9.5 years have infrequent bedwetting, and the prevalence of enuresis (bedwetting at least twice every week) is 1.5% (Butler et. al. 2008). ................
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