Prevalence of cholelithiasis: Results of an epidemiologic investigation in Vidauban, southeast France

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 1322-1329

  Caroli Bosc, Francois Xavier ^a,b   Deveau, Christiane ^a   Harris, Allan ^a   Delabre, Benoit ^a   Peten, Emmanuel P ^a   Hastier, Patrick ^a   Sgro, Eric ^a   Caroli Bosc, Corinne ^a   Stoia, Mirella ^a   Demarquay, Jean Francois ^a   Dumas, Remi ^a   Coussement, Alain ^a   Delmont, Jean Pierre ^a  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b CENTRE HOSPITALIER UNIVERSITAIRE DE NICE   (France)

Author keywords

Cholelithiasis; Epidemiology; Prevalence; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BILIARY COLIC; BODY MASS; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHOLELITHIASIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FRANCE; GALLSTONE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; ANIMALS; BODY MASS INDEX; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHOLELITHIASIS; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FRANCE; GUINEA PIGS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0032775650     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026627129702     Document Type: Article

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