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The Case for Earlier/Targeted Treatment of Hyperparathyroidism with Cinacalcet: Calcimimetics Have Much to Offer the “Right” Patient

David Goldsmith Professor David Goldsmith, MA, MB BChir, FRCP (Lond), FRCP (Ed), FASN, is a consultant nephrologist, Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospitals, and professor, Cardiovascular and Cell Sciences Institute, St George’s University of London.

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