Asymptomatic primary hyperparathyroidism

Postgraduate Medical Journal

Volumn 72, Issue 848, 1996, Pages 323-326

  Birkenhager J C ^a   Bouillon, R ^b  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Hypercalcaemia; Osteoporosis; Primary hyperparathyroidism; Surgery

Indexed keywords

AGE; BONE DENSITY; BONE MINERAL; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPERCALCEMIA; NEUROPSYCHIATRY; PARATHYROIDECTOMY; PRIMARY HYPERPARATHYROIDISM; SEX RATIO; SHORT SURVEY; SYMPTOM;

AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; BONE DISEASES, METABOLIC; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; HUMANS; HYPERCALCEMIA; HYPERPARATHYROIDISM; PREVALENCE;

EID: 0029973280     PISSN: 00325473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/pgmj.72.848.323     Document Type: Article

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