Mineralogical and morphological investigation of kidney stones of a Mediterranean region (Basilicata, Italy)

Journal of X-Ray Science and Technology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 175-186

  Giannossi, Maria Luigia ^a   Mongelli, Giovanni ^b   Tateo, Fabio ^c   Summa, Vito ^a  

^a CNR Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASILICATA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

geographical distribution; Kidney stone; medical geology; mineralogical composition; type of stones

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM OXALATES; CENTRAL ZONE; INTERNAL STRUCTURE; KIDNEY STONE; MEDITERRANEAN AREAS; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MINERALOGICAL COMPOSITIONS; MINOR COMPONENTS; SOUTHERN ITALY; THIN SECTION; TYPE OF STONES; URIC ACIDS; WATER CONSUMPTION; WEDDELLITE; WHEWELLITES;

CALCIUM CARBIDE; CALCIUM PHOSPHATE; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; HYDROXYAPATITE; ORGANIC ACIDS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WATER SUPPLY; X RAY POWDER DIFFRACTION;

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS;

CALCIUM OXALATE; CYSTINE; HYDROXYAPATITE; URIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEPHROLITHIASIS; PATHOLOGY; SOUTHERN EUROPE; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CALCIUM OXALATE; CHILD; CYSTINE; DURAPATITE; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; KIDNEY CALCULI; MALE; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MIDDLE AGED; URIC ACID; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 84866070562     PISSN: 08953996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/XST-2012-0327     Document Type: Article

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