Urinary Tract Infection in the Elderly: A Clinical Study

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 80, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 752-759

  Assantachai, Prasert ^a   Suwanagool, Surapol ^a   Gherunpong, Vanchit ^a   Charoensook, Busaba ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIURIA; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL MODEL; THAILAND; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

AGED; BACTERIURIA; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); THAILAND; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 0031308934     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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