Postoperative hypocalcemia - The difference a definition makes

Head and Neck

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 279-283

  Mehanna, Hisham M ^a   Jain, Anurag ^a   Randeva, Harpal ^b   Watkinson, John ^c   Shaha, Ashok ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL COVENTRY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Definitions; Hypocalcemia; Hypoparathyroidism; Postop complication; Thyroidectomy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOCALCEMIA; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARDIZATION; THYROIDECTOMY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CALCIUM; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOCALCEMIA; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THYROID DISEASES; THYROIDECTOMY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 76249121635     PISSN: 10433074     EISSN: 10970347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hed.21175     Document Type: Article

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