Etiology, severity and recurrence of acute pancreatitis in southern Taiwan

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 105, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 550-555

  Chen, Chun Hao ^a,b   Dai, Chia Yen ^a,b   Hou, Nai Jen ^a,b   Chen, Shinn Cherng ^b   Chuang, Wan Long ^b   Yu, Ming Lung ^a,b  

^a KAOHSIUNG MUNICIPAL HSIAO KANG HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Alcoholism; Etiology; Gallstone; Hypertriglyceridemia; Pancreatitis; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ACUTE PANCREATITIS; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOLIC PANCREATITIS; ARTICLE; BILIARY TRACT DISEASE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TAIWAN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS;

EID: 33746965654     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-6646(09)60149-2     Document Type: Article

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