Recent Advances in the Epidemiology and Prevention of Gallstone Disease : Proceedings of the Second International Workshop on Epidemiology and Prevention of Gallstone Disease, Held in Rome, December 4–5, 1989

**'** This book is interesting and well organised, succeeding in avoiding statistical jargon. **'****Journal of Epidemiology and community Health** 47:2 1993 Front Matter....Pages i-xiv Front Matter....Pages 1-1 The GREPCO studies: methodology, prevalence and incidence data....Pages 3-6 Prevalence and incidence of gallstone disease: the Sirmione study....Pages 7-11 Gallbladder disease prevalence and cholecystectomy rates....Pages 13-22 Prevalence of clinical gallbladder disease in Mexican Americans....Pages 23-28 The Italian multicenter study on epidemiology and prevention of cholelithiasis (MICOL): ultrasonographic standardization....Pages 29-35 Prevalence of gallstone disease in 18 Italian population samples: first results from the MICOL study....Pages 37-44 Front Matter....Pages 45-45 The natural history of gallstones: the GREPCO experience....Pages 47-50 Natural history of gallstone disease: the Sirmione study....Pages 51-55 The outcome of gallstone disease in symptomatic and asymptomatic patients....Pages 57-63 Factors affecting the decision to undergo cholecystectomy for mildly symptomatic gallstones....Pages 65-70 Front Matter....Pages 71-71 Prevalence of gallstone disease in thalassaemia minor....Pages 73-81 Cholelithiasis and blood groups: evidence for a lack of association....Pages 83-87 Genetic, ethnic, and environmental factors: findings from the San Antonio heart study....Pages 89-94 Risk factors for gallstone disease: genetic, ethnic and environmental factors....Pages 95-101 Aging and gallstone disease....Pages 103-111 Gallstone prevalence in obese women: pathogenic role of hyperlipoproteinaemia and gallbladder motility....Pages 113-120 Serum lipids and gallstone disease....Pages 121-127 Dietary habits and gallstones: a study of male self-defense officials in Japan....Pages 129-137 Gallbladder and pregnancy....Pages 139-145 Risk factors for gallstone disease: the Sirmione study....Pages 147-152 Front Matter....Pages 71-71 Gallstones that form during rapid weight loss....Pages 153-154 Concluding remarks....Pages 155-161 Back Matter....Pages 163-167 Proceedings of the Second International Workshop on Epidemiology and Prevention of Gallstone Disease, held in Rome, December 4-5, 1989