Lunar Phases and Emergency Department Visits for Renal Colic Due to Ureteral Calculus.

BACKGROUND:Urolithiasis affects an estimated 5% of the population and the lifetime risk of passing a stone in the urinary tract is estimated to be 8-10%. Urinary calculus formation is highly variable and while certain risk factors such as age, gender, seasonality, anatomic abnormality, and metabolic...

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Main Authors: Andy W Yang, Justin D Johnson, Carolyn M Fronczak, Chad A LaGrange
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4907477?pdf=render