HCV infection is a risk factor for gallstone disease in liver cirrhosis: An Italian epidemiological survey

Journal of Viral Hepatitis

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 618-623

  Stroffolini, T ^a,b   Sagnelli, E ^c   Mele, A ^a   Cottone, C ^d   Almasio, P L ^d   Traverso, A ^e   Arrigoni, A ^e   Torchio, M ^e   Garbagnoli, P ^e   Del Mastro, B ^e   Romano, P ^e   Vanni, R ^e   Brusita, D ^e   Meucci, P ^e   Cassola, G ^e   Borzio, M ^e   Bellobuono, A ^e   De Bona, A ^e   Re, T ^e   Del Poggio, P ^e   Baisini, O ^e   Colombo, A ^e   Attolini, C ^e   Daria, S ^e   Minoli, L ^e   Gazzaniga, V ^e   Segato, S ^e   Oriolo, M ^e   Parlotto, A ^e   Ghersetti, M ^e   Capra, F ^e   Muratori, R ^e   Sama, C ^e   Boccia, S ^e   Verdianelli, G ^e   Pratico A ^e   Grandi, M ^e   Ventura, E ^e   Cantoni, F ^e   Vincenti, A ^e   Nerli Alessandro, A ^e   Galeazzi, L ^e   Solinas, A ^e   Paroli, M ^e   De Sanctis, G M ^e   Sereno, S ^e   Clementi, C ^e   Visco Comandino, U ^e   Gallo, A I ^e   Festi, D ^e   Sabusco, G ^e   Coppola, N ^e   Scolastico, C ^e   Onofrio, M ^e   Imparato, M ^e   Filippini, P ^e   Morisco, F ^e   Liberti, A ^e   Borgia, G ^e   Scarpellino, F ^e   Persico, M ^e   Sagnelli, C ^e   Coppola, C ^e   Caserta, L ^e   Elia, A ^e   De Vita, G ^e   Lanzotti, A ^e   Pizzolante, L ^e   Messina, V ^e   Fiore, G ^e   Agostinacchio, E ^e   Santantonio, T ^e   Mazzola, M ^e   Vinelli, F ^e   Campagna, A ^e   Cataldini, S ^e   Monelli, I ^e   Lascaro, M ^e   Polimeri, N ^e   Frugiuele, P ^e   Ferraro, M ^e   Prestileo, T ^e   Alessandri, A ^e   Russello Maurizio, M ^e   Bellissima, P ^e   Orifici, G ^e   Pisani, G ^e   Angioini, S ^e   Lai, M ^e   Spanneda, M ^e   more..

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b S Giacomo Hospital   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^e NONE

Author keywords

Chronic hepatitis; Cirrhosis; Gallbladder disease; HBV; HCV; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHOLELITHIASIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; ITALY; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; FEMALE; GALLSTONES; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HUMANS; ITALY; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 34547899526     PISSN: 13520504     EISSN: 13652893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2893.2007.00845.x     Document Type: Article

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