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This sourcebook has been created for patients who have decided to make education and Internet-based research an integral part of the treatment process. Although it gives information useful to doctors, caregivers and other health professionals, it also tells patients where and how to look for information covering virtually all topics related to hyperparathyroidism, from the essentials to the most advanced areas of research. The title of this book includes the word official. This reflects the fact that the sourcebook draws from public, academic, government, and peer-reviewed research. Selected readings from various agencies are reproduced to give you some of the latest official information available to date on hyperparathyroidism. Following an introductory chapter, the sourcebook is organized into three parts. PART I: THE ESSENTIALS; Chapter 1. The Essentials on Hyperparathyroidism: Guidelines; Chapter 2. Seeking Guidance; Chapter 3. Clinical Trials and Hyperparathyroidism; PART II: ADDITIONAL RESOURCES AND ADVANCED MATERIAL; Chapter 4. Studies on Hyperparathyroidism; Chapter 5. Patents on Hyperparathyroidism; Chapter 6. Books on Hyperparathyroidism; Chapter 7. Multimedia on Hyperparathyroidism; Chapter 8. Physician Guidelines and Databases; Chapter 9. Dissertations on Hyperparathyroidism; PART III. APPENDICES; Appendix A. Researching Your Medications; Appendix B. Researching Alternative Medicine; Appendix C. Researching Nutrition; Appendix D. Finding Medical Libraries; Appendix E. NIH Consensus Statement on Diagnosis and Management of Asymptomatic Primary Hyperparathyroidism; Appendix F. NIH Consensus Statement on Optimal Calcium Intake; ONLINE GLOSSARIES; HYPERPARATHYROIDISM GLOSSARY; INDEX. Related topics include: Primary hyperparathyroidism.

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