Changes in the calcium-parathyroid hormone-vitamin d axis and prognosis for critically ill patients: a prospective observational study.

Vitamin D deficiency is prevalent in critically ill patients and may contribute to suboptimal clinical outcomes, but little is known about alterations of the calcium-parathyroid hormone (PTH)-vitamin D axis and prognosis in these individuals.A prospective observational study was conducted on 216 pat...

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Main Authors: Jieyu Hu, Zuojie Luo, Xiaoqin Zhao, Qiang Chen, Zhaoyan Chen, Hua Qin, Yingfen Qin, Xinghuan Liang, Yingjun Suo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3779172?pdf=render