Cranberry Juice to Reduce Bladder Biofilms and Infection in Geriatric and Spinal Cord Injured Patients with Dysfunctional Bladders |
Reid, Gregor
(Lawson Health Research Institute, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Department of Surgery)
Potter, Patrick (Lawson Health Research Institute, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation) Lam, Dominique (Lawson Health Research Institute, Department of Microbiology and Immunology) Warren, Diny (Lawson Health Research Institute) Borrie, Michael (Lawson Health Research Institute, Department of Medicine, University of Western Ontario) Hayes, Keith (Lawson Health Research Institute, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation) |
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