Kidney stones have increased in prevalence and pose a significant burden on the US health care expenditure.
This article is intended to help primary care physicians in their office management of stone disease by providing an update on the recent advances made in this field.
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Chandrashekar KB, Fulop T, Juncos LA. Are you the author?
Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Mississippi Health Care and University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS 39216, USA.
Reference: Am J Med. 2012 Apr;125(4):344-7.
doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2011.10.022
PubMed Abstract
PMID: 22444098
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