Risk of asymptomatic and symptomatic gallstones in moderately obese women: A longitudinal follow-up study

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 127-131

  Acalovschi, Monica V ^a   Blendea, Dan ^a   Pascu, Maria ^a   Georoceanu, Anca ^a   Badea, Radu I ^a   Prelipceanu, Mirela ^a  

^a IULIU HATIEGANU UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY   (Romania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GALLSTONE; HUMAN; HYPERLIPOPROTEINEMIA; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0031013136     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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