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The prevalence of gallbladder disease may be measured in various ways, of which autopsy and ultrasonography surveys are most widely used at present. Using them it is possible to compare prevalence in different areas and at different times in the same area.
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Bateson, M.C. (1991). Gallbladder disease prevalence and cholecystectomy rates. In: Capocaccia, L., Ricci, G., Angelico, F., Angelico, M., Attili, A.F., Lalloni, L. (eds) Recent Advances in the Epidemiology and Prevention of Gallstone Disease. Developments in Gastroenterology, vol 12. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-3744-7_3
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