The Hungry Bone Syndrome after Medical Treatment of Thyrotoxicosis [3] (multiple letters)

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 139, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 706-707

  Grieff, Marvin ^a  

^a ROCHESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHOTREXATE; RADIOACTIVE IODINE;

ADULT; BONE DENSITY; BONE DISEASE; BONE MINERAL; CALCIUM BLOOD LEVEL; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUNGRY BONE SYNDROME; HYPERTHYROIDISM; HYPOCALCEMIA; LETTER; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECONDARY HYPERPARATHYROIDISM; THYROIDECTOMY; THYROTOXICOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; BONE MINERALIZATION; METABOLIC BONE DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOLYSIS; SYNDROME;

BONE DISEASES, METABOLIC; BONE RESORPTION; CALCIFICATION, PHYSIOLOGIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOCALCEMIA; MIDDLE AGED; SYNDROME; THYROTOXICOSIS;

EID: 0142087825     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-139-8-200310210-00027     Document Type: Letter

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