Cholesterol Nucleation and Growth in Gallstone Formation

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 302, Issue 23, 1980, Pages 1305-1307

  Small, Donald M ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL;

EDITORIAL; GALLBLADDER; GALLSTONE;

EID: 0018901868     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM198006053022309     Document Type: Editorial

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