Parathyroidectomy improves functional capacity in "asymptomatic" older patients with primary hyperparathyroidism: A randomized control trial

Annals of Surgery

Volumn 251, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 832-837

  Morris, G Stephen ^a   Grubbs, Elizabeth G ^a   Hearon, Christopher M ^b   Gantela, Swaroop ^a   Lee, Jeffrey E ^a   Evans, Douglas B ^a   Holmes, Holly M ^c   Busaidy, Naifa L ^a   Jimenez, Camilo ^a   Perrier, Nancy D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY KINGSVILLE   (United States)

^c Departments of General Internal Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; PARATHYROID HORMONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CALCIUM BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; MALE; PARATHYROID HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; PARATHYROIDECTOMY; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PRIMARY HYPERPARATHYROIDISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; WALKING;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; CALCIUM; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; HYPERPARATHYROIDISM, PRIMARY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARATHYROID HORMONE; PARATHYROIDECTOMY; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PILOT PROJECTS;

EID: 77951666790     PISSN: 00034932     EISSN: 15281140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SLA.0b013e3181d76bb3     Document Type: Article

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