Computational Model for Predicting the Chance of Early Resolution in Children With Vesicoureteral Reflux

Journal of Urology

Volumn 178, Issue 4 SUPPLEMENT, 2007, Pages 1824-1827

  Knudson, Matthew J ^a   Austin, J Christopher ^a   Wald, Moshe ^a   Makhlouf, Antoine A ^b   Niederberger, Craig S ^c   Cooper, Christopher S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

bladder; computational biology; computer simulation; ureter; vesico ureteral reflux

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CHILD; CHILD UROLOGY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VESICOURETERAL REFLUX;

EID: 34548392261     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2007.05.093     Document Type: Article

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