Risks of complication following thyroidectomy

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 24-31

  Burge, Mark R ^a   Zeise, Tanja Maria ^a   Johnsen, Michael W ^a   Conway, Martin J ^b   Qualls, Clifford R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Lovelace Scientific Resource's   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Hypocalcemia; Hypoparathyroidism; Surgical complications; Thyroid carcinoma; Thyroidectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HYPOCALCEMIA; HYPOPARATHYROIDISM; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEEDLE BIOPSY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; THYROID CARCINOMA; THYROIDECTOMY;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; CALCIUM; CARCINOMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOCALCEMIA; HYPOPARATHYROIDISM; MALE; NEW MEXICO; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; THYROID NEOPLASMS; THYROIDECTOMY; VITAMIN D;

EID: 0031908207     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1497.1998.00004.x     Document Type: Article

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