Calcium oxalate stones are frequently found attached to Randall's plaque

AIP Conference Proceedings

Volumn 900, Issue , 2007, Pages 35-41

  Matlaga, Brian R ^a   Williams Jr , James C ^b   Evan, Andrew P ^b   Lingeman, James E ^c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c METHODIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Calculi; Kidney

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248165071     PISSN: 0094243X     EISSN: 15517616     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2723557     Document Type: Conference Paper

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