Medicine

Prevalence of gallstones in sonographic surveys worldwide

W. Kratzer, R. Mason, V. Kächele

1999.1.1JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ULTRASOUND

DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0096(199901)27:1<1::aid-jcu1>3.0.co;2-h

tlooto Summary

The sonographically based studies published to date confirm that there are significant regional differences in the prevalence of gallstones and certain risk factors, notably age and heredity, are present worldwide.

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KRATZER, W.; MASON, R.; KÄCHELE, V. Prevalence of gallstones in sonographic surveys worldwide. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ULTRASOUND, 1999, 27.