IS THERE A RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN VITAMIN D STATUS AND HYPOCALCEMIA-AFTER TOTAL THYROIDECTOMY?

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Daglar G., Kilic M. O., Celik C., Yuksel C., Terzioglu S. G., Ozden S., ...More

ACTA ENDOCRINOLOGICA-BUCHAREST, vol.12, no.3, pp.291-296, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 12 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2016
  • Doi Number: 10.4183/aeb.2016.291
  • Journal Name: ACTA ENDOCRINOLOGICA-BUCHAREST
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.291-296
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Context. Vitamin D plays a crucial role in calcium metabolism through parathormone-dependent process. Deficiency of this important nutrient may be associated with hypocalcemia after thyroidectomy.