Voiding Cystography Practices and Preferences of North American Pediatric Urologists

Journal of Urology

Volumn 182, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 299-305

  Ellison, Jonathan S ^a   Maxfield, Charles M ^a   Wiener, John S ^a  

^a Division of Urology   (United States)

Author keywords

radiology; urography; urologic diseases; vesico ureteral reflux

Indexed keywords

RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL AGENT;

ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTOGRAPHY; CYSTOURETHROGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; FLUOROSCOPY; HYDRONEPHROSIS; MICTURITION; NORTH AMERICA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEDATION; SEX RATIO; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; UROGENITAL SCINTISCANNING; VESICOURETERAL REFLUX;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; UNITED STATES; URINARY BLADDER; UROGRAPHY; UROLOGY; VESICO-URETERAL REFLUX;

EID: 67349180660     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2009.02.138     Document Type: Article

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