Surgery versus medical follow-up in patients with asymptomatic primary hyperparathyroidism: A decision analysis

European Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 153, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 915-927

  Sejean, Karine ^a   Calmus, Sophie ^a   Durand Zaleski, Isabelle ^c   Bonnichon, Philippe ^a   Thomopoulos, Pierre ^a   Cormier, Catherine ^a   Legmann, Paul ^a   Richard, Bruno ^b   Bertagna, Xavier Y ^a   Vidal Trecan, Gwenaelle M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^b Service de Chirurgie Générale et Digestive ^*  (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS EST CRÉTEIL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISEASE COURSE; ECHOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MORTALITY; PARATHYROIDECTOMY; PRIMARY HYPERPARATHYROIDISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCINTIGRAPHY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL APPROACH; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPERPARATHYROIDISM, PRIMARY; MIDDLE AGED; PARATHYROIDECTOMY; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 29644439953     PISSN: 08044643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/eje.1.02029     Document Type: Article

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