Usefulness of urine dipstick in an urogynecologic population

International Urogynecology Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 489-491

  Raza Khan, Fareesa ^a   Kenton, Kim ^b   Shott, Susan ^c   Brubaker, Linda ^b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; URINALYSIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 33746507881     PISSN: 09373462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00192-005-0052-z     Document Type: Article

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