Prevalence of renal stones in an Italian urban population: A general practice-based study

Urological Research

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 517-522

  Croppi, Emanuele ^a   Ferraro, Pietro Manuel ^b   Taddei, Luca ^a   Gambaro, Giovanni ^b  

^a ASL 10   (Italy)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

At risk groups; Case management; Chronic disease; Community medicine; Diagnostic tests; Primary care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEPHROLITHIASIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84981238911     PISSN: 03005623     EISSN: 14340879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00240-012-0477-z     Document Type: Article

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