Colonic diverticulosis in Hong Kong: Distribution pattern and clinical significance

Clinical Radiology

Volumn 53, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 842-844

  Chan, C C ^a   Lo, K K L ^a   Chung, E C H ^a   Lo, S S ^a   Hon, T Y W ^a  

^a UNITED CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; ASCENDING COLON; BARIUM ENEMA; CECUM DISEASE; COLON DIVERTICULOSIS; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DIET; FEMALE; GENDER; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 0031795298     PISSN: 00099260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-9260(98)80197-9     Document Type: Article

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