Management of serum calcium levels in post-thyroidectomy patients

Clinical Otolaryngology and Allied Sciences

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 735-739

  Fahmy, F F ^a,b   Gillett, D ^a   Lolen, Y ^a   Shotton, J C ^a  

^a KENT AND SUSSEX HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Calcium; Parathyroid; Thyroidectomy

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CALCIUM DERIVATIVE; PARATHYROID HORMONE;

ALGORITHM; CALCIUM BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL TRIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; HYPOCALCEMIA; META ANALYSIS; PARATHYROID FUNCTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SURGICAL RISK; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THYROIDECTOMY;

ALGORITHMS; CALCIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOCALCEMIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARATHYROID GLANDS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THYROIDECTOMY;

EID: 9344222254     PISSN: 03077772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2273.2004.00895.x     Document Type: Review

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