Prevalence and associated factors for gallstone disease: Results of a population survey in Spain

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 50, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1347-1355

  De Pancorbo, Carmen Martínez ^a   Carballo, Fernando ^a   Horcajo, Pedro ^a   Aldeguer, Mercedes ^a   De La Villa, Isabel ^a   Nieto, Elva ^a   Gaspar, María J ^a   De La Morena, Julio ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE GUADALAJARA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cholelithiasis; Cross sectional studies; Population surveillance; Prevalence; Regression analysis; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ANTILIPEMIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BODY MASS; CHOLELITHIASIS; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; ECHOGRAPHY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GALLBLADDER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; META ANALYSIS; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING HABIT; SPAIN;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHOLELITHIASIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; META-ANALYSIS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREVALENCE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SPAIN;

EID: 0031437327     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0895-4356(97)00198-4     Document Type: Article

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