The clinical utility of parathyroid hormone-related peptide in the assessment of hypercalcemia

Clinica Chimica Acta

Volumn 402, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 146-149

  Fritchie, Karen ^a   Zedek, Daniel ^a   Grenache, David G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Hypercalcemia; Parathyroid hormone; Parathyroid hormone related peptide; Test utilization

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; PARATHYROID HORMONE; PARATHYROID HORMONE RELATED PROTEIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERCALCEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CALCIUM; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERCALCEMIA; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARATHYROID HORMONE; PARATHYROID HORMONE-RELATED PROTEIN; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 60649096658     PISSN: 00098981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2008.12.040     Document Type: Article

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