An urban-rural blight? Choledocholithiasis presentation and treatment

Journal of Surgical Research

Volumn 173, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 193-197

  Shelton, Julia ^a   Kummerow, Kristy ^a   Phillips, Sharon ^a   Griffin, Marie ^a   Holzman, Michael D ^a   Nealon, William ^a   Pinson, C Wright ^a   Poulose, Benjamin K ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

access to care; choledocholithiasis; common bile duct; endoscopy; healthcare delivery; rural; surgical workforce; urban

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHOLANGITIS; COMMON BILE DUCT STONE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PANCREATITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE;

CHOLEDOCHOLITHIASIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RURAL POPULATION; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84858277490     PISSN: 00224804     EISSN: 10958673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2011.05.031     Document Type: Article

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