Seminars in Nephrology
Volume 29, Issue 4 , Pages 349-359 , July 2009

Update on Childhood Urinary Tract Infection and Vesicoureteral Reflux

  • Lorraine E. Bell, MDCM

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Nephrology, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    • ,
  • Tej K. Mattoo, MD, DCH, FRCP (UK)

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pediatric Nephrology & Hypertension, Children's Hospital of Michigan, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Tej K. Mattoo, MD, DCH, FRCP (UK), Children's Hospital of Michigan, 3901 Beaubien Blvd, Detroit, MI 48201

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 Dr. Mattoo is supported by the National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases.

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