The good, the bad and the ugly of catheterization practices among elite athletes with spinal cord injury: a global perspective.

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Abstract

Despite significant progress in bladder management, urinary tract infections (UTIs) are still common among individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI), and could negatively impact their health and quality of life. However, there are no data available on bladder management and frequency of UTIs among elite athletes with SCI.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Spinal Cord

Title: Spinal cord

Publisher: Springer Nature

ISSN (Electronic): 1476-5624

ISSN (Print): 1362-4393

Publication date (Electronic): Jan 2015

Volume: 53

Issue: 1

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[1 ] 1] International Collaboration on Repair Discoveries, Vancouver, BC, Canada [2] Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Department of Medicine, Vancouver, BC, Canada [3] GF Strong Rehabilitation Centre, Vancouver Coastal Health, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

[2 ] 1] International Collaboration on Repair Discoveries, Vancouver, BC, Canada [2] School of Population and Public Health, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

[3 ] International Collaboration on Repair Discoveries, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

[4 ] Centre for Hip Health and Mobility, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

[5 ] Faculty of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada.

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Publisher Item ID: sc2014208

DOI: 10.1038/sc.2014.208

PubMed ID: 25420496

SO-VID: 3caa5863-dac9-4ca3-a85e-6b618c21c8c7

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