Intermittent Oral Versus Intravenous Alfacalcidol in Dialysis Patients

Patients with end-stage renal failure (ESRF) on maintenance dialysis, commonly develop secondary hyperparathyroidism and renal osteodystrophy (ROD). Alfacalcidol, taken orally or administered intravenously, is known to reverse these complications. In this study, 19 ESRF patients, who were on dialysi...

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Main Authors: Mitwalli Ahmed, Alam Awatif
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2000-01-01
Series:Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation
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Online Access:http://www.sjkdt.org/article.asp?issn=1319-2442;year=2000;volume=11;issue=2;spage=174;epage=180;aulast=Mitwalli