Frequency of gallstones in patients of liver cirrhosis - A study in Lahore

Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 215-218

  Naheed, Talat ^a   Akbar, Nabeel ^a   Akbar, Naueen ^a  

^a KING EDWARD MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Anti HCV; Ascites; Chronic liver disease (CLD); Cirrhosis; Gall stones; HbsAg; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GALLSTONE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAKISTAN; PREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURVIVAL RATE; SYMPTOM;

EID: 4644278666     PISSN: 1682024X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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