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Article1 December 1962The Clinical Value of Routine Serum Calcium AnalysisC. E. BOONSTRA, M.D., F.A.C.P., C. E. JACKSON, M.D., F.A.C.P.C. E. BOONSTRA, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, C. E. JACKSON, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-57-6-963 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe results of serum calcium analysis on nearly 12,000 consecutive individuals appearing for clinical evaluation in a 29-month period are presented in this paper. Interest in this type of survey was stimulated by the occurrence of several cases with asymptomatic parathyroid adenomas during an investigation of the hereditary aspects of hyperparathyroidism (1). The study was facilitated by the availability of an ammonium purpurate method (2) adapted for use in an automatic chemical analyzer.*METHODSThis survey was begun in June 1959, and continued through March 1962, except for a 4-month period from the middle of August 1960, through the middle...
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