Can dipstick screening for hematuria identify individuals with structural renal abnormalities? A sonographic evaluation

Scandinavian Journal of Urology and Nephrology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 25-27

  Emamian, Seyed A ^a,b   Nielsen, Michael B ^a   Pedersen, Jan F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b GLOSTRUP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Hematuria; Kidney; Sonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; HEMATURIA; HUMAN; KIDNEY DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 0029967876     PISSN: 00365599     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00365599609182344     Document Type: Article

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