Brides of Quietness: Silent Gall Stones

Overview

Journal Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)

Specialty General Medicine

Date 1983 Feb 5

PMID 6401545

Citations 5

Authors

I A Bouchier

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Citing Articles

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Weight gain after cholecystectomy.

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Ursodeoxycholic acid: a review of its pharmacological properties and therapeutic efficacy.

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Do cholecystectomy rates correlate with geographic variations in the prevalence of gallstones?.

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