Surgical incidence of cholelithiasis in Hyderabad and adjoining areas (Pakistan)

Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 13-17

  Channa, Naseem Aslam ^a   Khand, Fateh D ^b   Bhanger, Muhammad I ^a   Leghari, Muhammad H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SINDH   (Pakistan)

^b ISRA UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^c LIAQUAT UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Cholelithiasis; Gallstones; Surgical incidence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHOLELITHIASIS; DIET; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; GALLSTONE; GENDER; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAKISTAN; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 1842526444     PISSN: 1682024X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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