Journal of Renal Nutrition
Volume 13, Issue 1 , Pages 39-46 , January 2003

Effects of an oxalate load on urinary oxalate excretion in calcium stone formers

Portions of this work were presented at the XVth International Congress of Nephrology, Buenos Aires, Argentina, May 1999, and at the 9th International Symposium on Urolithiasis, Cape Town, South Africa, February 2000.

  • Claudia de O.G. Mendonça, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Nephrology Division, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Brazil, UNIFESP
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  • Ligia Araújo Martini, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Nephrology Division, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Brazil, UNIFESP
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  • Alessandra Calábria Baxmann, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Nephrology Division, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Brazil, UNIFESP
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  • José Luiz Nishiura, MD, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Nephrology Division, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Brazil, UNIFESP
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  • Lilian Cuppari, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Nephrology Division, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Brazil, UNIFESP
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  • Dirce Maria Sigulem, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Nutrition Post-Graduation Program, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Brazil, UNIFESP
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  • Ita Pfeferman Heilberg, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Nephrology Division, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Brazil, UNIFESP

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☆ Research supported by grants from Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento Pessoal de Nivel Superior (CAPES), Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnológico (CNPq) and Fundação Oswaldo Ramos.

☆☆ Address reprint requests to Ita Pfeferman Heilberg, MD, PhD, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Nephrology Division, Rua: Botucatu, 740, Vila Clementino-São Paulo-SP, Brazil, 04023-900. E-mail: ipheilberg@nefro.epm.br

PII: S1051-2276(02)13403-0

doi: 10.1053/jren.2003.50002

Journal of Renal Nutrition
Volume 13, Issue 1 , Pages 39-46 , January 2003

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