Renal stone disease in Christchurch, New Zealand. Part 1: Presentation and epidemiology

New Zealand Medical Journal

Volumn 122, Issue 1297, 2009, Pages 49-56

  Davidson, Peter J ^a   Sheerin, Ian G ^b   Frampton, Chris ^b  

^a Curt Medical Trials Trust   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; ETHNICITY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HEMATURIA; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANUAL LABOR; NEPHROLITHIASIS; NEW ZEALAND; PAIN; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; URETER STONE;

ADULT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; KIDNEY CALCULI; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; OCCUPATIONS; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 67649961862     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11758716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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