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In a review, covering the period of 1938–1974 (1), the prevalence in different countries of uric acid stones was found to range from 1.8% to 39.5% of all stones, the low prevalence being found in industrialized countries and the high prevalence in less developed states.
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Sperling, O. (1988). Prevalence of uric acid lithiasis. In: Gasser, G., Vahlensieck, W. (eds) Pathogenese und Klinik der Harnsteine XIII. Fortschritte der Urologie und Nephrologie, vol 26. Steinkopff. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-72416-9_3
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