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[Metaphylaxis of urolithiasis - a neglected field in medicine?] 2016

Małgorzata Kościelska, and Mariusz Mieczkowski

Katedra i Klinika Nefrologii, Dializoterapii i Chorób Wewnętrznych WUM, Warszawa, Polska, nefrologia@wum.edu.pl.

Urolithiasis is a common condition linked to lifestyle factors and its prevalence is increasing in Europe and United States. Nevertheless, recurrence of urinary stones can be effectively prevented by dietary and life style changes. The review focuses on general dietary recommendations as well as specific medical therapy for kidney stone formers.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008019	Life Style	Typical way of life or manner of living characteristic of an individual or group. (From APA, Thesaurus of Psychological Index Terms, 8th ed)	Lifestyle Factors,Life Style Induced Illness,Lifestyle,Factor, Lifestyle,Life Styles,Lifestyle Factor,Lifestyles
D008297	Male		Males
D004032	Diet	Regular course of eating and drinking adopted by a person or animal.	Diets
D005060	Europe	The continent north of AFRICA, west of ASIA and east of the ATLANTIC OCEAN.	Northern Europe,Southern Europe,Western Europe
D005260	Female		Females
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D012307	Risk Factors	An aspect of personal behavior or lifestyle, environmental exposure, inborn or inherited characteristic, which, based on epidemiological evidence, is known to be associated with a health-related condition considered important to prevent.	Health Correlates,Risk Factor Scores,Risk Scores,Social Risk Factors,Population at Risk,Populations at Risk,Correlates, Health,Factor, Risk,Factor, Social Risk,Factors, Social Risk,Risk Factor,Risk Factor Score,Risk Factor, Social,Risk Factors, Social,Risk Score,Score, Risk,Score, Risk Factor,Social Risk Factor
D052878	Urolithiasis	Formation of stones in any part of the URINARY TRACT, usually in the KIDNEY; URINARY BLADDER; or the URETER.	Urinary Lithiasis,Lithiasis, Urinary