Vesicoureteral Reflux: Pathophysiology and Experimental Studies

Pediatric Urology

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 283-300

  Godley, Margaret L ^a   Ransley, Philip G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

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DOI: 10.1016/B978-1-4160-3204-5.00022-0     Document Type: Chapter

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