Kidney stones: a fetal origins hypothesis.
Kidney stones are common, with a multifactorial etiology involving dietary, environmental, and genetic factors. In addition, patients with nephrolithiasis are at greater risk of hypertension, diabetes mellitus, metabolic syndrome, and osteoporosis, although the basis for this is not fully understood...
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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2013
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