Open AccessPrevalence of gallstone disease in first-degree relatives of patients with cholelithiasis
Author(s) -
A.F. Attili,
Adriano De Santis,
Fabia Attili,
Enrico Roda,
Davide Festi,
Nicola Carulli
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v11.i41.6508
Subject(s) - gallstones , medicine , first degree relatives , confidence interval , index case , gastroenterology , relative risk , body mass index , diabetes mellitus , disease , family history , demography , endocrinology , sociology
To evaluate the influence of familiality on the prevalence of gallstone disease (GD) in Italy.