Thiazides diuretics in the treatment of nephrolithiasis:Are we using them in an evidence-based fashion?

International Urology and Nephrology

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 813-819

  Vigen, Rebecca ^a   Weideman, Rick A ^b   Reilly, Robert F ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^b VA NORTH TEXAS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Dose response; Nephrolithiasis; Prescribing practices; Thiazide diuretics; Thiazide like diuretics

Indexed keywords

CHLORTALIDONE; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; INDAPAMIDE; THIAZIDE DIURETIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CALCIUM EXCRETION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG MEGADOSE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERCALCIURIA; HYPEROXALURIA; HYPERURICOSURIA; LOW DRUG DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEPHROLITHIASIS; PROPHYLAXIS; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT DURATION; URINE VOLUME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHLORTHALIDONE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; INDAPAMIDE; KIDNEY CALCULI; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; SODIUM CHLORIDE SYMPORTER INHIBITORS;

EID: 80555157473     PISSN: 03011623     EISSN: 15732584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11255-010-9824-6     Document Type: Article

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