Nephrolithiasis, stone composition, meteorology, and seasons in Malta: Is there any connection?

Context: The effect of seasons and meteorology on the incidence of nephrolithiasis has been studied in various regions around the globe, but seldom in the Mediterranean. Aims: This retrospective analysis aims at investigating these putative effects in the Maltese Islands, whose climate is typically...

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Main Authors: Jesmar Buttigieg, Stephanie Attard, Alexander Carachi, Ruth Galea, Stephen Fava
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
Series:Urology Annals
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Online Access:http://www.urologyannals.com/article.asp?issn=0974-7796;year=2016;volume=8;issue=3;spage=325;epage=332;aulast=Buttigieg