Urology
Volume 59, Issue 6 , Pages 865-869 , June 2002

Bone alterations in patients with idiopathic hypercalciuria and calcium nephrolithiasis

  • A Tasca

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: A. Tasca, M.D., Department of Urology, San Bortolo Hospital, Via Rodolfi 36, Vicenza 36100, Italy
    • Department of Urology, San Bortolo Hospital, Vicenza, Italy; Project I.P.P.O.C.R.A.TE.
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  • A Cacciola

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, San Bortolo Hospital, Vicenza, Italy; Project I.P.P.O.C.R.A.TE.
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  • P Ferrarese

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, San Bortolo Hospital, Vicenza, Italy; Project I.P.P.O.C.R.A.TE.
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  • E Ioverno

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, San Bortolo Hospital, Vicenza, Italy; Project I.P.P.O.C.R.A.TE.
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  • E Visonà

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, San Bortolo Hospital, Vicenza, Italy; Project I.P.P.O.C.R.A.TE.
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  • C Bernardi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, San Bortolo Hospital, Vicenza, Italy; Project I.P.P.O.C.R.A.TE.
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  • M Nobile

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Clinica Medica I, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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  • S Giannini

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Clinica Medica I, University of Padova, Padova, Italy

Received 2 July 2001 ,Revised 9 January 2002 ,Accepted 9 January 2002.

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☆ Project I.P.P.O.C.R.A.TE. funded through the European Community Initiative “Adapt-Bis Programme” by the European Social Fund and the Italian Labor Ministry (Prot. 0747/A2/Veneto Region).

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Urology
Volume 59, Issue 6 , Pages 865-869 , June 2002

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