Is Availability of Endoscopy Changing Initial Management of Vesicoureteral Reflux?

Journal of Urology

Volumn 182, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 1152-1157

  Nelson, Caleb P ^a   Copp, Hillary L ^b   Lai, Julie ^c   Saigal, Christopher S ^c  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

economics; endoscopy; medical; urologic surgical procedures; vesico ureteral reflux

Indexed keywords

DEXTRANOMER; HYALURONIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIREFLUX OPERATION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICIAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VESICOURETERAL REFLUX;

ADOLESCENT; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEXTRANS; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYALURONIC ACID; INFANT; INJECTIONS; MALE; VESICO-URETERAL REFLUX;

EID: 68149171757     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2009.05.049     Document Type: Article

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