Asymptomatic gallstones and related risk factors in Iran

Hepato-Gastroenterology

Volumn 58, Issue 109, 2011, Pages 1123-1126

  Toosi, Farrokh Seilanian ^a   Ehsanbakhsh, Ali Reza ^a   Tavakoli, Mahmoud Reza ^a  

^a BIRJAND UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Asymptomatic disease; Gallstone; Risk factor; Ultrasonic diagnosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ASYMPTOMATIC DISEASE; BILIARY TRACT PAIN; BODY MASS; CHOLELITHIASIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GALLSTONE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; OUTPATIENT; PARITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GALLSTONES; HUMANS; IRAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 83355165088     PISSN: 01726390     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5754/hge11060     Document Type: Article

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