Early postoperative PTH levels as a predictor of hypocalcaemia and facilitating safe early discharge after total thyroidectomy

Asian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 178-182

  Grodski, Simon ^a,b   Farrell, Stephen ^a  

^a ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Hypocalcaemia; Parathyroid hormone; Serum calcium; Thyroidectomy

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547876816     PISSN: 10159584     EISSN: 02193108     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1015-9584(08)60019-6     Document Type: Article

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