Prevalence of gallstone disease in first-degree relatives of patients with cholelithiasis

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 11, Issue 41, 2005, Pages 6508-6511

  Attili, Adolofo Francesco ^a   De Santis, Adriano ^a   Attili, Fabia ^a   Roda, Enrico ^b   Festi, Davide ^b   Carulli, Nicola ^c  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Familiality; Gallstones

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BILIARY TRACT SURGERY; BODY MASS; CHOLANGIOGRAPHY; CHOLELITHIASIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FATHER; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTHER; PATHOGENESIS; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; RELATIVE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SIBLING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 31344466831     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i41.6508     Document Type: Article

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