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The Necessity and Reliability of Intraoperative Parathyroid Hormone (PTH) Testing in Patients with Mild Hyperparathyroidism and PTH Levels in the Normal Range: Reply

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  1. Section of Endocrine Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Wisconsin, H4/722 CSC 600 Highland Avenue, Madison, WI, 53792, USA

    Amal Alhefdhi & Herbert Chen

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Alhefdhi, A., Chen, H. The Necessity and Reliability of Intraoperative Parathyroid Hormone (PTH) Testing in Patients with Mild Hyperparathyroidism and PTH Levels in the Normal Range: Reply. World J Surg 36, 484–485 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-011-1372-4

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