The Journal of Urology
Volume 174, Issue 6 , Pages 2358-2362 , December 2005

A MULTIVARIABLE ASSESSMENT OF RENAL SIZE AND GROWTH OF SCARRED KIDNEYS IN CHILDREN

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 Submitted for publication March 16, 2005.

PII: S0022-5347(01)69025-6

doi: 10.1097/01.ju.0000180422.96270.70

The Journal of Urology
Volume 174, Issue 6 , Pages 2358-2362 , December 2005

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