The struggle to diagnose UTI in children under two in primary care

Family Practice

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 44-48

  Van Der Voort, Judith ^a   Edwards, Adrian ^a   Roberts, Roberta ^a   Jones, Kate Verrier ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Primary care; UTI; Young children

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CHILD HEALTH; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; COST; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; KIDNEY SCAR; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REFLUX NEPHROPATHY; URINALYSIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

FAMILY PRACTICE; FEVER; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFANT; IRELAND; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 0031049899     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/14.1.44     Document Type: Article

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