Gallstones and liver disease: An overview

Journal of Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 9-11

  Conte, Dario ^a   Fraquelli, Mirella ^a   Giunta, Mariangela ^a   Conti, Clara Benedetta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDITORIAL; GALLSTONE; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER DISEASE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR;

FEMALE; GALLSTONES; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE;

EID: 79953664014     PISSN: 18418724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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