Gender and vesico-ureteral reflux: A multivariate analysis

Pediatric Nephrology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 510-516

  Silva, Jose Maria Penido ^a   Oliveira, Eduardo Araujo ^a,b   Diniz, Jose Silverio Santos ^a   Cardoso, Luis Sergio Bahia ^a   Vergara, Renata Moura ^a   Vasconcelos, Mariana Affonso ^a   Santo, Daniela Espirito ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Gender; Reflux nephropathy; Urinary tract infection; Vesico ureteral reflux; Voiding dysfunction

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHI SQUARE TEST; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONSTIPATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENDER; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; KIDNEY INJURY; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICTURITION DISORDER; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; REFERENCE VALUE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VESICOURETERAL REFLUX; YATES CONTINUITY CORRECTION;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEX FACTORS; VESICO-URETERAL REFLUX;

EID: 33645348004     PISSN: 0931041X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00467-006-0011-z     Document Type: Article

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