Urolithiasis in Okinawa, Japan: A relatively high prevalence of uric acid stones

International Journal of Urology

Volumn 10, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 411-415

  Hossain, Rayhan Zubair ^a   Ogawa, Yoshihide ^a   Hokama, Sanehiro ^a   Morozumi, Makoto ^a   Hatano, Tadashi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

Author keywords

Infrared spectrophotometer; Okinawa; Urate; Uric acid; Urolithiasis; Weddellite; Whewellite

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM OXALATE; CALCIUM PHOSPHATE; STRUVITE; URIC ACID; WEDDELLITE; WHEWELLITE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CALCIUM OXALATE STONE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; INFRARED SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN INTAKE; URIC ACID STONE; UROLITHIASIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CALCIUM OXALATE; CALCIUM PHOSPHATES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SEX DISTRIBUTION; URIC ACID; URINARY CALCULI;

EID: 0042382898     PISSN: 09198172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1442-2042.2003.00656.x     Document Type: Article

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