Gallstone disease in high-altitude peruvian rural populations

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 153-158

  Moro, Pedro L ^a,b   Checkley, William ^b,c   Gilman, Robert H ^c   Lescano, Guillermo ^b   Bonilla, Juan J ^d   Silva, Bernave ^e   Garcia, Hugo H ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD PERUANA CAYETANO HEREDIA   (Peru)

^b Proyectos Info Salud Med Y A   (Peru)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d Secretario General de la Asociación Peruana para el estudio del Hígado Unidad de Hígado del Policlínico Peruano Japonés   (Peru)

^e HOSPITAL NACIONAL ARZOBISPO LOAYZA   (Peru)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHOLELITHIASIS; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERU; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RURAL POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALTITUDE; CHOLELITHIASIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERU; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; RURAL HEALTH;

EID: 0032943948     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.1999.00787.x     Document Type: Article

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