Reliability of renal ultrasound measurements in children

Pediatric Nephrology

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1345-1353

  Geelhoed, J J Miranda ^a   Kleyburg Linkers, Veronica E ^a   Snijders, Sonja P E ^a   Lequin, Maarten ^a   Nauta, Jeroen ^a   Steegers, Eric A P ^a   van der Heijden, Albert J ^a   Jaddoe, Vincent W V ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Children; Intraobserver interobserver variability; Renal dimensions; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; KIDNEY EXAMINATION; KIDNEY SIZE; OBSERVER BIAS; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; RENOGRAPHY; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY; KIDNEY DISEASES; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 67349153835     PISSN: 0931041X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00467-009-1148-3     Document Type: Article

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