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An age- and sex-stratified random sample of 4808 persons is obtained in 11 municipalities. The gallbladder is evaluated by real-time ultrasonography, the body mass index is registered, and fasting serum cholesterol measured. A questionnaire regarding gastrointestinal symptoms, diseases, life habits, weight history, socioeconomic factors, and gynaecological and obstetric history, is completed. After 5 years the procedure is repeated in the same cohort. The morbidity and mortality of the cohort is followed through central registers.
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Jørgensen, T. (1984). Cholecystolithiasis in a Danish community: design of a cross-sectional and longitudinal survey. In: Capocaccia, L., Ricci, G., Angelico, F., Angelico, M., Attili, A.F. (eds) Epidemiology and Prevention of Gallstone Disease. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-5606-3_7
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