Prevalence of gall bladder stones among type 2 diabetic patients in Benghazi Libya: a case-control study

Prevalence of gall bladder stones among type 2 diabetic patients in Benghazi Libya: a case-control study

Background: Diabetes mellitus and gall bladder stones are both common and costly diseases.Increasing age, female gender, overweight, familial history of the disease and type 2 diabetes mellitusis all associated with an increased risk of gallstones. Several studies from around the world reportedan in...

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Main Authors: Behieh A, Elmajberi SJ, Elmehdawi RR, Elramli A
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2009-01-01
Series:Libyan Journal of Medicine
Subjects:
diabetes
gallstone
gallbladder
obesity
epidemiology
Libya
Online Access:http://ljm.org.ly/articles/AOP09/AOP081122.pdf

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