Routine oral calcium and vitamin D supplements for prevention of hypocalcemia after total thyroidectomy

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 192, Issue 5 SPEC. ISS., 2006, Pages 675-678

  Roh, Jong Lyel ^a   Park, Chan Il ^b  

^a University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Chungnam National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Calcium; Hypocalcemia; Prevention; Total thyroidectomy; Vitamin D

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; VITAMIN D;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CALCIUM BLOOD LEVEL; CALCIUM INTAKE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HORMONE INHIBITION; HUMAN; HYPERCALCEMIA; HYPOCALCEMIA; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; PARATHYROID HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SURGICAL PATIENT; THERAPY EFFECT; THYROID DISEASE; THYROIDECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

EID: 33750378912     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2006.03.010     Document Type: Article

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