Incidence of nephrolithiasis in relation to environmental exposure to lead and cadmium in a population study

The Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (Grant no. 26.857) Postdoctoral Fellowships for Research Abroad supported Dr. Hara's fellowship in Leuven. The European Union (Grants HEALTH-2011.2.4.2-2-EU-MASCARA, HEALTH-F7-305507 HOMAGE and the European Research Council Advanced Researcher Grant-2011-294713-EPLORE) gave support to the Studies Coordinating Center, Leuven, Belgium. The Fonds voor Wetenschappelijk On-derzoek Vlaanderen, Ministry of the Flemish Community, Brussels, Belgium (G.0881.13 and G.0880.13) also supported the FLEMEN-GHO study.