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Can the formation of calcium oxalate stones be explained by crystallization processes in urine?

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  2. Stone Research Laboratory, Regionalspital, Biel, Switzerland

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Baumann, J.M. Can the formation of calcium oxalate stones be explained by crystallization processes in urine?. Urol. Res. 13, 267–270 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00262654

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