Gallstones in the elderly

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 473-475

  Pauletzki, Jürgen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; EDITORIAL; ENDOSCOPIC SPHINCTEROTOMY; GALLSTONE; HUMAN; LITHOTRIPSY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033054483     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042737-199905000-00001     Document Type: Editorial

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