Normocalcemic hyperparathyroidism in Vietnamese immigrants living in southern California

American Journal of the Medical Sciences

Volumn 319, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 380-384

  Luong, Khanh Vinh Quoc ^a,b   Nguyen, Lan Thi Hoang ^a  

^a Vietnamese American Medical Research Foundation   (United States)

^b FACP   (United States)

Author keywords

Hyperparathyroidism; Vietnamese

Indexed keywords

25 HYDROXYVITAMIN D; ALBUMIN; CALCIUM; PARATHYROID HORMONE; PHOSPHATE;

ADULT; AGED; ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CALCIUM BLOOD LEVEL; CHILDBIRTH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERPARATHYROIDISM; IMMIGRANT; MALE; PARATHYROID ADENOMA; PHOSPHATE BLOOD LEVEL; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; SOLAR RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; UNITED STATES; VIET NAM; WINTER;

EID: 0034049817     PISSN: 00029629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9629(15)40778-5     Document Type: Article

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