The cost effectiveness of combined rapid tests (Multistix) in screening for urinary tract infections.

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Published in J R Soc Med on November 01, 1994

Authors

G A Fowlis1, J Waters, G Williams

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1: Department of Surgery, Hammersmith Hospital, London, UK.

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