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Gallstones: Operate, Dissolve or Leave Alone?

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Nottle, P.D., Hughes, E. Gallstones: Operate, Dissolve or Leave Alone?. Drugs 21, 302–308 (1981). https://doi.org/10.2165/00003495-198121040-00007

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