Hypoparathyroidism unmasked by alendronate

Postgraduate Medical Journal

Volumn 76, Issue 897, 2000, Pages 417-418

  Kashyap, A S ^a   Kashyap, Surekha ^a  

^a ARMED FORCES MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Alendronate; Hypocalcaemia; Hypoparathyroidism

Indexed keywords

ALENDRONIC ACID; CALCITRIOL; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CALCIUM CHLORIDE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART PALPITATION; HUMAN; HYPOCALCEMIA; HYPOPARATHYROIDISM; KYPHOSIS; MUSCLE SPASM; OSTEOPOROSIS; SKIN TINGLING; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY;

AGED; ALENDRONATE; CALCITRIOL; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CALCIUM CHANNEL AGONISTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOCALCEMIA; HYPOPARATHYROIDISM; OSTEOPOROSIS, POSTMENOPAUSAL;

EID: 0033945151     PISSN: 00325473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/pmj.76.897.417     Document Type: Article

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