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Review
. 2004 Jun 12;328(7453):1420-4.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.328.7453.1420.

Kidney stones

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Kidney stones

Malvinder S Parmar. BMJ. .
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Figure 1
Figure 1
Multiple calcium oxalate stones (0.5 x 0.5 cm) in the collecting system of a kidney (reproduced courtesy of C F Verkoelen, Josephine Nefkens Institute, Netherlands)

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