Urinalysis in western culture: A brief history

Kidney International

Volumn 71, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 384-387

  Armstrong, J A ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; HEMATURIA; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; KIDNEY DISEASE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; URINALYSIS;

EUROPE; HISTORY, 15TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 16TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 17TH CENTURY; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HISTORY, MEDIEVAL; HUMANS; URINALYSIS; WESTERN WORLD;

EID: 33847215430     PISSN: 00852538     EISSN: 15231755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ki.5002057     Document Type: Short Survey

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