Journal article
Ethnic Differences in Relative Risk of Idiopathic Calcium Nephrolithiasis in North America
Abstract
PURPOSE: Data on susceptibility to kidney stone disease are sparse in individuals of nonEuropean ancestry residing in North America. We determined the relative risk of calcium nephrolithiasis among people of different ethnic backgrounds living in the same geographic region.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: Using a cross-sectional design 1,128 consecutive patients with idiopathic calcium nephrolithiasis 18 to 50 years old were recruited from a population …
Authors
Mente A; Honey RJD; McLaughlin JR; Bull SB; Logan AG
Journal
Journal of Urology, Vol. 178, No. 5, pp. 1992–1997
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
November 2007
DOI
10.1016/j.juro.2007.07.024
ISSN
0021-0005