Prevalence and Epidemiologic Characteristics of Lower Urinary Tract Stones in Japan

Urology

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1001-1005

  Yasui, Takahiro ^a,b   Iguchi, Masanori ^a,c   Suzuki, Sadao ^b   Okada, Atsushi ^b   Itoh, Yasunori ^b   Tozawa, Keiichi ^b   Kohri, Kenjiro ^a,b  

^a Japanese Society on Urolithiasis Research   (Japan)

^b NAGOYA CITY UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^c Kaizuka City Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; URIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CHILD; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION; JAPAN; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; UROLITHIASIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; URINARY CALCULI;

EID: 54449091741     PISSN: 00904295     EISSN: 15279995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2008.06.038     Document Type: Article

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