Prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in peritoneal dialysis patients

Peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients have a high risk of developing vitamin D deficiency as 25(OH) vitamin D, the precursor of active vitamin D, is lost during dialysis. This crosssectional study was conducted to investigate the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency among adult Saudi patients on regular P...

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Main Authors: Jamal S Alwakeel, Saira Usama, Ahmad H Mitwalli, Abdulkareem Alsuwaida, Mohammed Alghonaim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
Series:Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation
Online Access:http://www.sjkdt.org/article.asp?issn=1319-2442;year=2014;volume=25;issue=5;spage=981;epage=985;aulast=Alwakeel