A clear urine specimen on visual inspection cannot totally exclude a diagnosis of urinary tract infection
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Can urine clarity exclude the diagnosis of urinary tract infection?
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عنوان ژورنال: Evidence-Based Nursing
سال: 2001
ISSN: 1367-6539
DOI: 10.1136/ebn.4.2.55