Urinary stone analysis of 1,000 patients in southern Taiwan

Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 63-66

  Chou, Yii Her ^a,d   Li, Ching Chia ^b   Wu, Wen Jeng ^a,b   Juan, Yung Shun ^c   Huang, Shu Pin ^a,b   Lee, Yung Chin ^b   Liu, Chia Chu ^b   Li, Wei Ming ^a,b   Huang, Chun Hsiung ^a,b   Chang, Ai Wen ^a,b  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c KAOHSIUNG MUNICIPAL HSIAO KANG HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Infrared spectroscopy; Stone analysis; Urolithiasis

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM MAGNESIUM PHOSPHATE; CALCIUM OXALATE; CALCIUM PHOSPHATE; CYSTINE; STRUVITE; URIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; STONE ANALYSIS; TAIWAN; URIC ACID STONE; UROLITHIASIS;

EID: 33947118176     PISSN: 1607551X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1607-551X(09)70376-6     Document Type: Article

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