The Swedish Reflux Trial in Children: I. Study Design and Study Population Characteristics

Journal of Urology

Volumn 184, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 274-279

  Brandström, Per ^a   Esbjörner, Elisabeth ^b   Herthelius, Maria ^c   Holmdahl, Gundela ^a   Läckgren, Göran ^d   Nevéus, Tryggve ^d   Sillén, Ulla ^a   Sixt, Rune ^a   Sjöberg, Ingrid ^e   Stokland, Eira ^a   Jodal, Ulf ^a   Hansson, Sverker ^a  

^a QUEEN SILVIA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^e LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

disease progression; disease recurrence; kidney; urinary tract infection; vesico ureteral reflux

Indexed keywords

CEFADROXIL; DEXTRANOMER; HYALURONIC ACID; NITROFURANTOIN; SUCCIMER TC 99M; TRIMETHOPRIM;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COURSE EVALUATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOSCOPIC THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; KIDNEY FUNCTION; KIDNEY INJURY; KIDNEY SCINTISCANNING; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VESICOURETERAL REFLUX;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESEARCH DESIGN; SWEDEN; TECHNETIUM TC 99M DIMERCAPTOSUCCINIC ACID; ULTRASONOGRAPHY; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; UROGRAPHY; VESICO-URETERAL REFLUX;

EID: 77953121656     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2010.01.055     Document Type: Article

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