The Journal of Urology
Volume 174, Issue 2 , Pages 590-594 , August 2005

EFFECT OF CRANBERRY JUICE CONSUMPTION ON URINARY STONE RISK FACTORS

  • MATTHEW T. GETTMAN

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  • KENNETH OGAN

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  • LINDA J. BRINKLEY

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  • BEVERLEY ADAMS-HUET

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  • CHARLES Y.C. PAK

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  • MARGARET S. PEARLE

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    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence: Department of Urology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Blvd., Dallas, Texas 75390-9110 (telephone: 214-648-6853; FAX: 214-648-8786).
    • Corresponding Author InformationFinancial interest and/or other relationship with Cook Urological, Inc., Applied Medical, Boston Scientific and Percutaneous Systems, Inc.

,Accepted 26 October 2004.

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 Supported by United States Public Health Service Grants M01-RR00633 and P01-DK20543 from the National Institutes of Health.Study received Institutional Review Board approval.Editor’s Note: This article is the third of 5 published in this issue for which category 1 CME credits can be earned. Instructions for obtaining credits are given with the questions on pages 800 and 801.

PII: S0022-5347(01)68322-8

doi: 10.1097/01.ju.0000165168.68054.f8

The Journal of Urology
Volume 174, Issue 2 , Pages 590-594 , August 2005

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