A controversial problem: Is there a relationship between parathyroid hormone level and parathyroid size in primary hyperparathyroidism?

International Journal of Biological Markers

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 106-111

  Locchi, F ^a   Tommasi, M ^a   Brandi, M L ^a   Tonelli, F ^a   Meldolesi, U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Data transformation; Non linear regression; Non normal data; Parathyroid hormone; Parathyroid size; Pearson's correlation; Primary hyperparathyroidism

Indexed keywords

PARATHYROID HORMONE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNORADIOMETRIC ASSAY; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; PARATHYROID GLAND; PRIMARY HYPERPARATHYROIDISM; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 0031446836     PISSN: 03936155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/172460089701200304     Document Type: Article

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