Diagnosing urinary tract infections in febrile infants and children: When evidence-based medicine and clinical practice collide

Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 197-200

  Spence, Julie ^a,b   Ross, John ^c  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 26844474156     PISSN: 14818035     EISSN: 14818035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1481803500004929     Document Type: Review

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