Prevalence of gallstone disease in Iran

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 564-567

  Massarrat, Sadegh ^a,b  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b NONE   (Iran)

Author keywords

Gallstone disease; Iran; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GALLSTONE; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING HOME; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0035720972     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1746.2001.02478.x     Document Type: Article

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