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Original Article

Epidemiology of Gallbladder Polyps: An Ultrasonographic Study of Male Self-Defense Officials in Japan

K. Shinchi Dept. of Public Health, Kyushu University School of Medicine, Fukuoka; Dept. of Public Health, National Defense Medical College, Tokorozawa; Self-Defense Forces Fukuoka Hospital, Kasuga, Japan
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S. Kono Dept. of Public Health, Kyushu University School of Medicine, Fukuoka; Dept. of Public Health, National Defense Medical College, Tokorozawa; Self-Defense Forces Fukuoka Hospital, Kasuga, Japan
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S. Honjo Dept. of Public Health, Kyushu University School of Medicine, Fukuoka; Dept. of Public Health, National Defense Medical College, Tokorozawa; Self-Defense Forces Fukuoka Hospital, Kasuga, Japan
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K. Imanishi Dept. of Public Health, Kyushu University School of Medicine, Fukuoka; Dept. of Public Health, National Defense Medical College, Tokorozawa; Self-Defense Forces Fukuoka Hospital, Kasuga, Japan
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T. Hirohata Dept. of Public Health, Kyushu University School of Medicine, Fukuoka; Dept. of Public Health, National Defense Medical College, Tokorozawa; Self-Defense Forces Fukuoka Hospital, Kasuga, Japan
Pages 7-10 | Received 05 May 1993, Accepted 02 Jul 1993, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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