Gallstones — an increasing problem: a study of hospital admissions in England between 1989/1990 and 1999/2000
- 1 February 2003
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics
- Vol. 17 (4), 561-569
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2036.2003.01439.x
Abstract
Background : The number of operations for cholelithiasis increased from the 1950s to the 1990s. Aims : To determine the time trends in cholelithiasis for hospital admissions, operations and in‐hospit...Keywords
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