Cost effectiveness of management strategies for urinary tract infections: Results from randomised controlled trial

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 340, Issue 7743, 2010, Pages 406-

  Turner, David ^a   Little, Paul ^a   Raftery, James ^a   Turner, Sheila ^a   Smith, Helen ^b   Rumsby, Kate ^a   Mullee, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b BRIGHTON AND SUSSEX MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; NITRITE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; URINARY TRACT ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISEASE DURATION; DYSURIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NOCTURIA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE ODOR; ADOLESCENT; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; ECONOMICS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, URINARY; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77149180751     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.c346     Document Type: Article

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