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Parathyroid Disorders

By: Anil Seetharam
In: Encyclopedia of Global Health
Edited by: Yawei Zhang
Subject:Public Health (general), Public Health Education & Health Promotion
Keywords:calcium; carcinoma; kidneys; parathyroid disorders; parathyroid glands; Vitamin D; vitamins

Humans generally have four small parathyroid glands embedded behind their thyroid gland in the neck. Although this is the most common anatomic location, the parathyroid glands can be found in variable places in the neck. The primary function of the parathyroid ...

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  Seetharam, A. (2008). Parathyroid disorders. In Y. Zhang (Ed.), Encyclopedia of global health (Vol. 1, pp. 1337-1337). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412963855.n939
  
  Seetharam, Anil. "Parathyroid Disorders." In Encyclopedia of Global Health, edited by Zhang, Yawei, 1337-1337. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412963855.n939.
  
  Seetharam, A. 2008. Parathyroid Disorders. In: Yawei Zhang Editor, 2008. Encyclopedia of Global Health, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 1337 Available at: <http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412963855.n939> [Accessed 17 Apr 2021].
  
  Seetharam, Anil. "Parathyroid Disorders." Encyclopedia of Global Health. Edited by Yawei Zhang. Vol. 1. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2008, pp. 1337-1337. SAGE Knowledge. 17 Apr 2021, doi: http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412963855.n939.
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