Spontaneous resolution of vesicoureteral reflux: A 15-year perspective

Journal of Urology

Volumn 168, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 2594-2599

  Schwab Jr , C William ^a   Wu, Hsi Yang ^a   Selman Grahame, Heather ^a   Smith, H H ^a   Snyder III, Howard M ^a   Canning, Douglas A ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bladder; Remission, spontaneous; Ureter; Urinary tract infections; Vesico ureteral reflux

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIREFLUX OPERATION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICTURITION CYSTOURETHROGRAPHY; MICTURITION DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VESICOURETERAL REFLUX;

EID: 0036895167     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(05)64225-5     Document Type: Article

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