Issues in urinary tract infections in the elderly

World Journal of Urology

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 396-401

  Hamilton Miller, J M T ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

AGE; AGED; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREVALENCE; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 0033255224     PISSN: 07244983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003450050165     Document Type: Article

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