A cross-sectional postal survey of the diagnosis of childhood urinary tract infections in general practice - A baseline for clinical governance

Journal of Clinical Excellence

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 23-32

  Robinson, Geoffrey ^a  

^a Lake Road Research and Development Practice   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Childhood urinary tract infections; General practice; Postal survey

Indexed keywords

ESTERASE; NITRITE;

ARTICLE; BABY; BODY TEMPERATURE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE DURATION; FEVER; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LEUKOCYTE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MICROSCOPY; PARENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; SYMPTOM; URINALYSIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE CULTURE;

EID: 0036028754     PISSN: 14659883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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