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Title
Cigarette smoking and nephrolitiasis in adult individuals.
Authors
Tamadon, Mohammad Reza; Nassaji, Mohammad; Ghorbani, Raheb
Abstract
Nephrolithiasis is a widespread multifactorial disorder. Constitutional, environmental and genetic factors play a role in stone formation. Although important advances have been made in understanding the pathophysiology of stone formation, none of the many theories have given a satisfactory explanation of this process.