Monthly Variations of Urinary Stone Colic in Iran and its relationship to the Fasting Month of Ramadan

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 6-8

  Basiri, A ^a   Moghaddam, S M M H ^a   Khoddam, R ^a   Nejad, S T ^a   Hakimi, A ^a  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COLD CLIMATE; DIET RESTRICTION; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; IRAN; KIDNEY COLIC; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; RAMADAN; RELIGION; SEASONAL VARIATION; UROLITHIASIS;

ADULT; CLIMATE; FASTING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; IRAN; ISLAM; MALE; PREVALENCE; SEASONS; URINARY CALCULI;

EID: 1542406360     PISSN: 00309982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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