Resource Guide for Kidney Stones
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Cynthia M. Johnson, MA National Kidney Foundation30 East 33rd Street New York, NY 10016 1-800-622-9010 NKF provides information about kidney diseases to patients and healthcare professionals. The Local Affiliates page of their website lists Kidney Foundation offices by state. National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases9000 Rockville Pike Bethesda, MD 20892 800-860-8747 This agency provides information about kidney diseases to patients and their families, healthcare professionals, and the public. They answer questions, develop and distribute publications, and work with related professional and patient organizations and government agencies to coordinate resources about kidney and urologic diseases. Oxalosis and Hyperoxaluria Foundation579 Albany Post Road New Paltz, NY 12561 1-800-643-8699 (US toll free) 212-777-0470 This is an online resource for people with hyperoxaluria, their families, and healthcare providers. Consumers can order or download several useful books online—one gives the oxalate content of foods and the other is a low-oxalate cookbook. The Kidney Foundation of Canada310-5160 Decarie Boulevard Montreal, QC H3X 2H9 1-800-361-7494 514-369-4806 The Kidney Foundation of Canada is a national volunteer organization committed to reducing the burden of kidney disease through funding and stimulating innovative research, providing education and support, promoting access to high quality healthcare, increasing public awareness and commitment to advancing kidney health and organ donation. Urology Care Foundation1000 Corporate Boulevard Linthicum, MD 21090 1-800-828-7866 The Urology Care Foundation offers this site where you can find information on pediatric and adult conditions. You can also search for a urologist and learn more about this field.
Last reviewed November 2018 by EBSCO Medical Review Board
Michael Woods, MD, FAAP Last Updated: 11/7/2018 | |
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