Epidemiology of urinary tract diseases in general practice
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Management of urinary tract infection in general practice.
BACKGROUND Symptoms associated with urinary tract infection (UTI) are common in women in general practice and represent a significant burden for the National Health Service. There is considerable variation among general practitioners in the management of patients presenting with these symptoms. AIM To identify the most appropriate patient management strategy given current information for non-...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 1969
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.4.5680.390