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John Mersch, MD, FAAP

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Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD, Chief Medical Editor

Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD, Chief Medical Editor

Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD, is a U.S. board-certified Anatomic Pathologist with subspecialty training in the fields of Experimental and Molecular Pathology. Dr. Stöppler's educational background includes a BA with Highest Distinction from the University of Virginia and an MD from the University of North Carolina. She completed residency training in Anatomic Pathology at Georgetown University followed by subspecialty fellowship training in molecular diagnostics and experimental pathology.

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Author: John Mersch, MD, FAAP

Editor: Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD, Chief Medical Editor, eMedicineHealth.com

Previous contributing authors and editors:

Author: Steve Weinstein, MD, Program Director, Chair, Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, Division of Urology, University of Missouri at Columbia.

Coauthor(s): Keith Steinbecker, MD, Consulting Staff, Department of Urology, St John's Mercy Medical Center; Amy Krambeck, BS, University of Missouri at Columbia School of Medicine; Kathryn L Hale, MS, PA-C, Medical Writer, eMedicine.com, Inc.

Editors: Scott H Plantz, MD, FAAEM, Research Director, Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine; Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD, Senior Pharmacy Editor, eMedicine; Anthony Anker, MD, FAAEM, Attending Physician, Emergency Department, Mary Washington Hospital, Fredericksburg, VA

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Tu, Naiwen D., and Gonzales Jr., Edmond T. "Management of Nocturnal Enuresis in Children." UpToDate. Nov. 10, 2008. http://www.uptodate.com/patients/content/topic.do?topicKey=~86772/idep_neg3.

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