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This chapter outlines the practical aspects of urinalysis and aims to illustrate the considerable potential for the assessment of urinary abnormalities in different clinical situations to guide the diagnostic options and management.
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Henderson, S.R., Harber, M. (2022). Urine Analysis. In: Harber, M. (eds) Primer on Nephrology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-76419-7_2
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