Urology
Volume 71, Issue 5 , Pages 771-774 , May 2008

Effect of Being Overweight on Stone-Forming Risk Factors

  • Kemal Sarıca

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Memorial Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Kemal Sarıca, M.D., Soğuksu Mahallesi, Karslılar sokak, Bogazgoren sitesi 2. Bolum, 1. Blok 1-9, Pasabahce, Istanbul TR Turkey.
    • ,
  • Bulent Altay

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Memorial Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
    • ,
  • Sakıp Erturhan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, University of Gaziantep Medical School, Gaziantep Turkey

Received 1 August 2007 ,Accepted 23 November 2007.

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PII: S0090-4295(08)00115-5

doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2007.11.164

Urology
Volume 71, Issue 5 , Pages 771-774 , May 2008

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