Prevalence and risk factors of gallstone disease in an adult population of Taiwan: An epidemiological survey

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1737-1743

  Chen, Chien Hua ^a   Huang, Min Ho ^a   Yang, Jee Chun ^a   Nien, Chiu Kue ^a   Etheredge, Gina Doskey ^b   Yang, Chi Chieh ^a   Yeh, Yung Hsiang ^a   Wu, Hurng Sheng ^a   Yueh, Sen Kou ^a  

^a SHOW CHWAN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Age; Diabetes mellitus; Fatty liver; Gallstone disease; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANAMNESIS; BODY MASS; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHOLELITHIASIS; COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIET RESTRICTION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECHOGRAPHY; FATTY LIVER; FEMALE; GASTRECTOMY; GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA; HYPERURICEMIA; ILEUM RESECTION; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; PARITY; PEPTIC ULCER; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELATIVE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; TAIWAN; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS; VAGOTOMY; VEGETARIAN DIET;

EID: 33748804910     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: 14401746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2006.04381.x     Document Type: Review

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