Editorial: Determination of the Cholesterol Saturation of Human Bile and Its Relevance to Gallstone Formation

Overview

Journal Am J Dig Dis

Specialty Gastroenterology

Date 1974 Mar 1

PMID 4825579

Citations 3

Authors

D H Gregory

Z R VLAHCEVIC

L SWELL

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