Prevalence of kidney stones in China: an ultrasonography based cross‐sectional study

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Authors

Guohua Zeng · Key Laboratory of Guangdong Province

Zanlin Mai · Key Laboratory of Guangdong Province

Shujie Xia · Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Zhiping Wang · Lanzhou University Second Hospital

Ke‐Qin Zhang · Army Medical University

Li Wang · Changzhi University

Yongfu Long ·

Abstract

Kidney stones are common among Chinese adults, with about one in 17 adults affected currently. Some Chinese dietary habits may lower the risk of kidney stone formation.

Topics & Keywords

Kidney Stones and Urolithiasis Treatments Pediatric Urology and Nephrology Studies Ureteral procedures and complications

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: British Journal of Urology

Volume 120, Issue 1, pp. 109-116

DOI: 10.1111/bju.13828

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