Long-term follow-up of endoscopic treatment of vesicoureteral reflux: Three-center experience

Pediatric Endosurgery and Innovative Techniques

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 39-45

  Chertin, Boris ^a   Fridmans, Alon ^b   Granata, Claudio ^c   Jasonni, Vincenzo ^c   Farkas, Amicur ^b   Puri, Prem ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^c G GASLINI INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^d OUR LADY S CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLITEF;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VESICOURETERAL REFLUX;

EID: 0037336939     PISSN: 10926410     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/10926410360561006     Document Type: Article

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