Clinical Radiology
Volume 63, Issue 2 , Pages 170-173 , February 2008

Patient preparation for intravenous urography: are we practising evidence-based medicine?

  • S. Singh

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Wrexham Maelor Hospital, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationGuarantor and correspondent: S. Singh, Department of Radiology, Wrexham Maelor Hospital, 68 Oakridge, Thornhill, Cardiff CF14 9BU, UK.
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  • N. Reddicliffe

      Affiliations

    • School of Health Care Sciences, University of Wales, Bangor, UK
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  • D.A. Parker

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Wrexham Maelor Hospital, UK

Received 15 May 2007 ,Revised 13 July 2007 ,Accepted 21 July 2007.

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PII: S0009-9260(07)00348-0

doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2007.07.025

Clinical Radiology
Volume 63, Issue 2 , Pages 170-173 , February 2008

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