Urinalysis: A comprehensive review

American Family Physician

Volumn 71, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1153-1162

  Simerville, Jeff A ^a,b,c   Maxted, William C ^a   Pahira, John J ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BILIRUBIN; ESTERASE; LEUKOCYTE ENZYME; NITRITE; PHOSPHATE; UROBILINOGEN;

BACTERIURIA; CHEMISTRY; GLUCOSURIA; HEMATURIA; HUMAN; HYDRATION; KETONURIA; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MICROSCOPY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PROTEINURIA; PYURIA; RELATIVE DENSITY; REVIEW; TISSUE SECTION; URINALYSIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE PH;

EID: 15444376534     PISSN: 0002838X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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