Rise and Fall in the Number of Cholecystectomies: Stockholm 1932-1993

European Journal of Surgery

Volumn 162, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 199-204

  Muhrbeck, Olle ^a   Sahlin, Staffan ^a   Ahlberg, Jon ^b  

^a DANDERYD HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b ST GÖRAN S HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cholecystectomy; Cholecystitis; Cholelithiasis; Prevalence; Surgery; Sweden epidemiology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BILE DUCT STONE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHOLECYSTITIS; CHOLELITHIASIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHOLECYSTITIS; CHOLELITHIASIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SWEDEN;

EID: 0029863127     PISSN: 11024151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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