A randomized controlled trial of cholecalciferol supplementation in patients on maintenance hemodialysis

Background: Vitamin D deficiency is common in Indian patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) on maintenance hemodialysis (MHD), but optimal dose of cholecalciferol is unclear. Materials and Methods: A total of 45 consenting patients were randomized to intervention and control groups. In the inter...

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Main Authors: Beena Bansal, Shyam Bihari Bansal, Ambrish Mithal, Vijay Kher, R Marwaha, Padam Singh, Nasir Irfan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism
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Online Access:http://www.ijem.in/article.asp?issn=2230-8210;year=2014;volume=18;issue=5;spage=655;epage=661;aulast=Bansal