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Management of kidney stone disease in New South Wales: an observational study

Finlay Macneil, James W H Macneil, Kylie L Fraser and Andrew J Brooks
Med J Aust 2008; 189 (10): . || doi: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2008.tb02194.x
Published online: 17 November 2008

To the Editor: Urinary stones are very common, with a cumulative lifetime incidence of 5%–15% and a recurrence rate of about 50%.1 Many new treatment techniques have been developed, but availability, particularly in public hospitals, is variable.


  • Greater Metropolitan Clinical Taskforce, Sydney, NSW.


Correspondence: finlay.macneil@gmail.com

  • 1. Miller NL, Lingeman JE. Management of kidney stones. BMJ 2007; 334: 468-472.
  • 2. Stewart GJ, Dwyer JM, Goulston KJ. The Greater Metropolitan Clinical Taskforce: an Australian model for clinician governance. Med J Aust 2006; 184: 597-599. <MJA full text>

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