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| Title |
Thyroid surgery in geriatric patients: a literature review
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|---|---|
| Published in |
BMC Surgery, November 2012
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| DOI | 10.1186/1471-2482-12-s1-s16 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Rita Gervasi, Giulio Orlando, Maria Antonietta Lerose, Bruno Amato, Giovanni Docimo, Pio Zeppa, Alessandro Puzziello |
| Abstract |
Thyroid disease is common in the elderly population. The incidence of hypothyroidism and multinodular goitre gradually increases with age. In view of a growth of aging population, we performed a literature review about the feasibility of thyroid surgery in the elderly. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 40 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 1 | 3% |
| Unknown | 39 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Doctoral Student | 6 | 15% |
| Researcher | 5 | 13% |
| Student > Bachelor | 4 | 10% |
| Other | 4 | 10% |
| Professor | 3 | 8% |
| Other | 9 | 23% |
| Unknown | 9 | 23% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 27 | 68% |
| Psychology | 2 | 5% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 1 | 3% |
| Engineering | 1 | 3% |
| Unknown | 9 | 23% |