Diagnostic test of urine clarity in urinary tract infection
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Can urine clarity exclude the diagnosis of urinary tract infection?
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عنوان ژورنال: Paediatrica Indonesiana
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2338-476X,0030-9311
DOI: 10.14238/pi46.4.2006.170-3