Does clinical examination aid in the diagnosis of urinary tract infections in women? A systematic review and meta-analysis

BMC Family Practice

Volumn 12, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Medina Bombardó, David ^a,b   Jover Palmer, Antoni ^b  

^a Balearic Institute of Health Manacor   (Spain)

^b Balearic Institute of Health   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REVIEW; STANDARD; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE;

DATABASES, BIBLIOGRAPHIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 80053597790     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2296-12-111     Document Type: Article

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