The Journal of Urology
Volume 172, Issue 3 , Pages 958-961 , September 2004

STONE FORMING RISK OF CALCIUM CITRATE SUPPLEMENTATION IN HEALTHY POSTMENOPAUSAL WOMEN

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 Accepted for publication March 12, 2004.Supported by National Institutes of Health grants P01-DK20543 and M01-RR00633.Study received Institutional Review Board approval.Nothing to disclose.Editor’s Note: This article is the fifth 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 page 1226 and page 1227.

PII: S0022-5347(05)61532-7

doi: 10.1097/01.ju.0000136400.14728.cd

The Journal of Urology
Volume 172, Issue 3 , Pages 958-961 , September 2004

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