Ethnic background has minimal impact on the etiology of nephrolithiasis

Journal of Urology

Volumn 173, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 2001-2004

  Maloney, Michaella E ^a   Springhart, W Patrick ^a   Ekeruo, Wesley O ^a   Young, Matthew D ^a   Enemchukwu, Chibuzo U ^a   Preminger, Glenn M ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethnic groups; Kidney calculi; Metabolism; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CITRIC ACID; OXALIC ACID; PURINE; SULFATE; URIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ASIAN; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; GOUT; HISPANIC; HUMAN; HYPERCALCIURIA; HYPEROXALURIA; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEPHROLITHIASIS; NEUROARTHRITIS; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; STONE FORMATION; URINE PH; URINE VOLUME;

EID: 18744380693     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000159076.70638.1e     Document Type: Article

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