Vocal fold palsy after surgery in elderly thyroid cancer patients with versus without comorbid diabetes

Surgery

Volumn 145, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 685-686

  Polednak, Anthony P ^a  

^a CDC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLEEDING; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CELLULITIS; COMORBIDITY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HEMATOMA; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPOCALCEMIA; LARYNGOSCOPY; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL INFECTION; THYROID CANCER; THYROID SURGERY; VOCAL CORD PARALYSIS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMORBIDITY; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICARE; NEOPLASM STAGING; THYROID NEOPLASMS; UNITED STATES; VOCAL CORD PARALYSIS;

EID: 67349115981     PISSN: 00396060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2009.01.009     Document Type: Letter

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