Impact of treatment with oral calcitriol on glucose intolerance and dyslipidemia(s) in hemodialysis patients

This study was conducted to assess the effect of oral calcitriol on glucose metabolism in patients on hemodialysis (HD). A total of 27 patients on HD at the Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Iran, none of whom had received calcitriol or had history of diabetes, were selected. The patients were...

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Main Authors: Bonakdaran Shokoufeh, Ayatollahi Hossein, Mojahedi Mohammad, Sharifipoor Farzaneh, Shakeri Mohammad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2008-01-01
Series:Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation
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Online Access:http://www.sjkdt.org/article.asp?issn=1319-2442;year=2008;volume=19;issue=6;spage=942;epage=947;aulast=Bonakdaran