Urology
Volume 74, Issue 1 , Pages 56-60 , July 2009

Epidemiology of Nephrolithiasis in Personnel Returning From Operation Iraqi Freedom

  • Jennifer M. Pugliese

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Jennifer M. Pugliese, M.D., Department of Surgery, Urology Service, Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, WA 98431
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  • Karen C. Baker

Received 30 June 2008 ,Accepted 24 October 2008.

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 The views expressed in this article are those of the authors and do not reflect the official policy or position of the United States Army, Department of Defense or the United States Government.

PII: S0090-4295(09)00127-7

doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2008.10.079

Urology
Volume 74, Issue 1 , Pages 56-60 , July 2009

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