Canadian Association of General Surgeons and American College of Surgeons Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery. 16. Randomized trial of parathyroidectomy in mild asymptomatic primary hyperparathyroidism

Canadian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 59-61

  Barkun, Jeffrey ^b   Duh, Quan Yang ^b   Wiseman, Sam ^b   McKenzie, Marg ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; CALCIUM; CREATININE; PARATHYROID HORMONE;

BIOSTATISTICS; CANADA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTINUING EDUCATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; ECONOMICS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NOTE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; ORGANIZATION; PARATHYROIDECTOMY; PATIENT CARE; PRIMARY HYPERPARATHYROIDISM; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RELIABILITY; SKILL; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SURGEON; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 33645515280     PISSN: 0008428X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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