Biochemical Risk Factors for Stone Formation in Healthy School Children

Prevalence of urolithiasis in childhood is increasing. The wide geographic variation in the incidence of lithiasis in childhood is related to climatic, dietary, and socioeconomic factors. Many children with stone disease have a metabolic abnormality. In Southeast Asia, urinary calculi are endemic an...

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Main Authors: Maasumeh Mohkam, Mostafa Sharifian, Mohsen Akhavan-Sepahi, Mahdi Vafadar, Shamsaddin Hejazi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2012-12-01
Series:Acta Medica Iranica
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Online Access:http://acta.tums.ac.ir/index.php/acta/article/view/4597/4276