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  • Kitson, Cynthia RN(EC), MN (commentator)
  • Coulthard, MG
  • Vernon, SJ
  • Lambert, HJ
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  • Pinecrest Queensway Health and Community Services Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Coulthard MG, Vernon SJ, Lambert HJ, et al. A nurse led education and direct access service for the management of urinary tract infections in children: prospective controlled trial. BMJ 2003; 327: 656–9.CoulthardMGVernonSJLambertHJet alA nurse led education and direct access service for the management of urinary tract infections in children: prospective controlled trial.BMJ2003327656-9Q In general practice, does nurse practitioner (NP) led education plus direct access to imaging improve diagnosis and management of urinary tract infections (UTIs) in children?

For correspondence: Dr M G Coulthard, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. [email protected]

Sources of funding: Newcastle and North Tyneside Health Authority trust funds; Northern Counties Kidney Research Fund; British Kidney Patient Association; and Royal Victoria Infirmary Children’s Kidney Fund.

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