The Journal of Urology
Volume 182, Issue 5 , Pages 2490-2496, November 2009

Effect of Potassium Citrate Therapy on the Risk of Renal Stone Formation During Spaceflight

  • Peggy A. Whitson

      Affiliations

    • Astronaut Office, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas
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  • Robert A. Pietrzyk

      Affiliations

    • Human Adaptation and Countermeasures Division, Wyle Integrated Science and Engineering Group, Houston, Texas
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence: Wyle Integrated Science and Engineering Group, 1290 Hercules Dr., Suite 120, Houston, Texas 77058 (telephone: 281-483-8078; FAX: 281-483-2888)
    • ,
  • Jeffrey A. Jones

      Affiliations

    • Space Medicine Division, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas
    • ,
  • Mayra Nelman-Gonzalez

      Affiliations

    • Human Adaptation and Countermeasures Division, Wyle Integrated Science and Engineering Group, Houston, Texas
    • ,
  • Edgar K. Hudson

      Affiliations

    • JES Tech, Houston, Texas
    • ,
  • Clarence F. Sams

      Affiliations

    • Human Adaptation and Countermeasures Division, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas

Received 23 February 2009 published online 17 September 2009.

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 Study received approval from the NASA Johnson Space Center Committee for the Protection of Human Subjects, Russian Bioethics Board, European Medical Board and Human Research Multilateral Review Board.

 Supported by National Aeronautics and Space Administration 96-OLMSA-01.

PII: S0022-5347(09)01734-0

doi:10.1016/j.juro.2009.07.010

The Journal of Urology
Volume 182, Issue 5 , Pages 2490-2496, November 2009

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