Suprapubic aspiration in children Pyuria is a poor predictor of infection
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Pyuria in infancy, and the role of suprapubic aspiration of urine in diagnosis of infection of urinary tract.
Postscript.-Since this paper was submitted for publication J. D. Fewings, M. J. D. Hanna, J. A. Walsh, and R. F. Whelan (Brit. 7. Pharmacol. 1966, 27, 93) have recorded the results of a plethysmographic study of the effects of ethyl alcohol on the blood vessels of the hands and forearms of healthy subjects. Their observations are similar to those reported above for healthy upper limbs. However,...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 1994
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.308.6935.1042