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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Epidemiology of kidney stones in Iceland A population-based study

Olafur S. Indridason Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Children's Medical Center, Landspitali University Hospital
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Sigurjon Birgisson University of Iceland Faculty of Medicine
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Vidar O. Edvardsson Division of Pediatric Nephrology, Department of Pediatrics, Landspitali University Hospital
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Helgi Sigvaldason Icelandic Heart Association—Research Clinic, Reykjavik, Iceland
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Nikulas Sigfusson Icelandic Heart Association—Research Clinic, Reykjavik, Iceland
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Runolfur Palsson Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Children's Medical Center, Landspitali University Hospital; University of Iceland Faculty of MedicineCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 215-220 | Received 23 Sep 2005, Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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