History of kidney stones and risk of chronic kidney disease: a meta-analysis

Background Although the relationship between a history of kidney stones and chronic kidney disease (CKD) has been explored in many studies, it is still far from being well understood. Thus, we conducted a meta-analysis of studies comparing rates of CKD in patients with a history of kidney stones. Me...

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Main Authors: Weifeng Shang, Lixi Li, Yali Ren, Qiangqiang Ge, Ming Ku, Shuwang Ge, Gang Xu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2017-01-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/2907.pdf