Dipstick urinalysis for diabetes screening in TB patients
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Routine urinalysis (dipstick) findings in mass screening of healthy adults.
We present results of simple urinalysis examinations (dipstick) in a large (approximately 21,000 people) working population. In about 10% of the screened individuals at least one abnormality was found. In men the most common finding was proteinuria (4.9%). Hematuria was found in 2.6% and glycosuria in 0.6%. The most prevalent finding in women was hematuria (8.1%), followed by proteinuria (3.9%)...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Health
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1876-3413,1876-3405
DOI: 10.1093/inthealth/iht007