Open AccessA randomized controlled trial of cholecalciferol supplementation in patients on maintenance hemodialysis
Author(s) -
Beena Bansal,
Shyam Bihari Bansal,
Ambrish Mithal,
Vijay Kher,
Raman K. Marwaha,
Padam Singh,
Nasir Irfan
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
indian journal of endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.456
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 2230-9500
pISSN - 2230-8210
DOI - 10.4103/2230-8210.139227
Subject(s) - medicine , cholecalciferol , vitamin d and neurology , parathyroid hormone , vitamin d deficiency , gastroenterology , randomized controlled trial , hemodialysis , albumin , endocrinology , calcium
Vitamin D deficiency is common in Indian patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) on maintenance hemodialysis (MHD), but optimal dose of cholecalciferol is unclear.