The most common clinical presentation of primary hyperparathyroidism (PHP) is asymptomatic hypercalcemia, and diagnosis of PHP based on the presence of bone manifestations such as osteitis fibrosa cystica (OFC) is increasingly uncommon. OFC occurs in less than 5% of patients with PHP and suggests a more severe or long-standing disease. OFC is characterized by the occurrence of bone pain associa...

Territory or zone design processes entail partitioning a geographic space, organized as a set of areal units, into different regions or zones according to a specific set of criteria that are dependent on the application context. In most cases, the aim is to create zones of approximately equal sizes (zones with equal numbers of inhabitants, same average sales, etc.). However, some of the new app...

OBJECTIVE To describe the current situation of self-management initiatives in Spain. METHODS We performed a descriptive study of self-management support initiatives in Spain from the perspective of the patient as expert. Three databases were searched in October 2010 (Pubmed, Scientific Electronic Library Online [SCIELO] and Indice Médico Español [IME]), using the following Keywords «paciente ...