Frequency of cholecystectomy and associated sociodemographic and clinical risk factors in the ELSA-Brasil study

ABSTRACT: CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: There are few data in the literature on the frequency of cholecystectomy in Brazil. The frequency of cholecystectomy and associated risk factors were evaluated in the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA-Brasil). DESIGN AND SETTING: Cross-sectional...

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Main Authors: Kamila Rafaela Alves, Alessandra Carvalho Goulart, Roberto Marini Ladeira, Ilka Regina Souza de Oliveira, Isabela Martins Benseñor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Paulista de Medicina
Series:São Paulo Medical Journal
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