The riddle of kidney stone disease: Lessons from Africa

Urological Research

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 92-95

  Rodgers, Allen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Calcium oxalate kidney stones; Oxalate degrading bacteria; Oxaluria; Stone rarity; Urinary proteins

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CALCIUM OXALATE; MAGNESIUM; OXALIC ACID; PROTEIN; PYRIDOXINE; TAMM HORSFALL GLYCOPROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URINARY PROTHROMBIN FRAGMENT 1;

BACTERIAL GROWTH; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPEROXALURIA; NEPHROLITHIASIS; OXALOBACTER FORMIGENES; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN URINE LEVEL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SOUTH AFRICA; STONE ANALYSIS; STONE FORMATION; URINALYSIS; URINE COMPOSITION DISORDER; UROLITHIASIS;

AFRICA; BACTERIAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; BACTERIAL PHYSIOLOGY; CALCIUM; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, INNATE; IMMUNITY, NATURAL; INTESTINES; KIDNEY CALCULI; OXALATES; PROTEINS; SOUTH AFRICA; URINE;

EID: 33645225953     PISSN: 03005623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00240-005-0017-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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