Implementation of recommendations in the diagnosis of vesicoureteric reflux after urinary tract infections in Swiss children

Swiss Medical Weekly

Volumn 133, Issue 27-28, 2003, Pages 385-387

  Langanke, Konstanze ^a   Sager, Michael ^a   Giger, Andreas ^d   Simonetti, Giacomo D ^a   Marra, Giuseppina ^b   Bianchetti, Mario G ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b Clinica Pediatrica De Marchi   (Italy)

^c OSPEDALE SAN GIOVANNI   (Switzerland)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Children; Reflux nephropathy; Urinary tract infection; Vesico ureteral reflux; Voiding cysto urethrography

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; KIDNEY DISEASE; KIDNEY FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICTURITION CYSTOURETHROGRAPHY; RACE DIFFERENCE; REFLUX NEPHROPATHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SWITZERLAND; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VESICOURETERAL REFLUX;

EID: 0042190369     PISSN: 14247860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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