Bacteriuria in pregnancy: A comparison of Bangladeshi and Caucasian women

International Urogynecology Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 8-12

  Versi, E ^a   Chia, P ^b   Griffiths, D J ^a   Harlow, B L ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Faculty of Allied Health Sciences   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Bacteriuria; Pregnancy; Race; Urinary tract infection

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIURIA; BANGLADESH; CAUCASIAN; CLOTHING; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFECTION RISK; MULTIPARA; NORMAL HUMAN; PERSONAL HYGIENE; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE CULTURE;

EID: 0030837054     PISSN: 09373462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01920287     Document Type: Article

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