Use of parathyroid hormone assay after thyroidectomy: A survey of US and European surgeons

Clinical Medicine Insights: Endocrinology and Diabetes

Volumn 6, Issue , 2013, Pages 39-45

  Stein, Daniel J ^a   Noordzij, J Pieter ^a,b   Kepchar, Jessica ^c   Mcleod, Ian K ^c   Brietzke, Scott ^c   Calò, Pietro Giorgio ^d  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hypocalcemia; Hypoparathyroidism; Parathyroid hormone; Standard of care; Survey study; Thyroidectomy

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; PARATHYROID HORMONE;

ADULT; AMERICAN; ARTICLE; EUROPE; EUROPEAN; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; SUPPLEMENTATION; SURGEON; THYROIDECTOMY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84885929148     PISSN: 11795514     EISSN: 11795514     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4137/CMED.S13002     Document Type: Article

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