The Journal of Urology
Volume 182, Issue 3 , Pages 998-1004 , September 2009

How Physician and Patient Perceptions Differ Regarding Medical Management of Stone Disease

  • Karim Bensalah

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Dallas, Texas
    • Nothing to disclose.
    • ,
  • Altug Tuncel

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Dallas, Texas
    • Nothing to disclose.
    • ,
  • Jay D. Raman

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Dallas, Texas
    • Nothing to disclose.
    • ,
  • Aditya Bagrodia

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Dallas, Texas
    • Nothing to disclose.
    • ,
  • Margaret Pearle

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Dallas, Texas
    • The Center for Mineral Metabolism and Clinical Research, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Dallas, Texas
    • Financial interest and/or other relationship with Cook Urological and Percutaneous Systems Inc.
    • ,
  • Yair Lotan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Dallas, Texas
    • Nothing to disclose.
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence: Department of Urology, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Blvd., Dallas, Texas 75390-9110 (telephone: 214-648-0483; FAX: 214-648-8786)

Received 30 December 2008

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 Study received institutional review board approval.

 See Editorial on page 826.

 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 1238 and 1239.

PII: S0022-5347(09)01165-3

doi: 10.1016/j.juro.2009.05.025

The Journal of Urology
Volume 182, Issue 3 , Pages 998-1004 , September 2009

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