Gallstone disease is associated with rectal cancer: A meta-analysis

Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 553-564

  Chiong, Corinna ^a   Cox, Michael R ^a   Eslick, Guy D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

cholecystectomy; gallstones; meta analysis; rectal neoplasm

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER RISK; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHOLELITHIASIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM CANCER;

CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHOLELITHIASIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; HUMANS; ODDS RATIO; RECTAL NEOPLASMS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84859591789     PISSN: 00365521     EISSN: 15027708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00365521.2012.660538     Document Type: Article

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