Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 89, Issue 1 , Pages 31-35 , January 2008

Sexual Functioning in Adolescents and Young Adults With Spina Bifida

  • Diana D. Cardenas, MD, MHA

      Affiliations

    • Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Diana D. Cardenas, MD, MHA, Dept of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, 1120 NW 14th St, Rm 958, C-206, Miami, FL 33136
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  • Tari D. Topolski, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Health Services, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
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  • Catherine J. White, BS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Health Services, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
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  • John F. McLaughlin, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.
    • ,
  • William O. Walker, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.

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 Supported by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center of Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities Cooperative Agreement (grant no. RT01 2003-03-02) in cooperation with the Association of University Centers on Disabilities.No commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has or will confer a benefit upon the authors or upon any organization with which the author(s) is/are associated.

PII: S0003-9993(07)01602-4

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2007.08.124

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 89, Issue 1 , Pages 31-35 , January 2008

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