Congenital uro-nephropathies: Is routine voiding cystourethrography always warranted?

Clinical Radiology

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 247-250

  Avni, F E ^a   Hall, M ^a   Schulman, C C ^a  

^a ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

KIDNEY INJURY; MICTURITION CYSTOURETHROGRAPHY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; SHORT SURVEY; VESICOURETERAL REFLUX;

EID: 0031893786     PISSN: 00099260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-9260(98)80120-7     Document Type: Review

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