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A clinical perspective on diagnosis of urinary tract infections in children

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 May 2015

Anna Jarvis*
Affiliation:
University of Toronto, Division of Emergency Services; Medical Director, Child Health Services, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ont
Dennis Scolnik*
Affiliation:
University of Toronto; Divisions of Emergency Services and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ont
*
555 University Ave., Toronto ON M5G 1X8, 416 813-5274, [email protected]
416 813-5276, [email protected]

Abstract

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Type
Controversies • Controverses
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians 2000

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