Geographic variation and environmental risk factors for the incidence of initial kidney stones in patients with spinal cord injury

Journal of Urology

Volumn 164, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 21-26

  Chen, Yu Ying ^a,b   Roseman, Jeffrey M ^a,b   Devivo, Michael J ^a,b   Huang, Chi Tsou ^a,b   Carson III, Culley C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b Department of Health and Human Services   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Calculi; Factors; Kidney; Risk; Spinal cord injuries

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEPHROLITHIASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TEMPERATURE; WATER HARDNESS;

EID: 0033921103     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(05)67440-X     Document Type: Article

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