Prevalence and risk factors for gallstone disease

Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy and Percutaneous Techniques

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 250-253

  Salinas, G ^b   Velasquez C ^b   Saavedra, L ^b   Ramírez, Edwin ^a   Angulo, H ^b   Tamayo, J C ^b   Orellana, A ^b   Huivin, Z ^b   Valdivia, C ^b   Rodriguez W ^b  

^a Endoscopìa Quirùrgica   (Peru)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Gallstone disease; Prevalence; Risk factors; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHOLELITHIASIS; ECHOGRAPHY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 7044262096     PISSN: 15304515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00129689-200410000-00003     Document Type: Article

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