Oral versus intramuscular cholecalciferol replacement in hemodialysis patients with vitamin D deficiency

• Main Authors: Maha A. Behairy (Author), Reem M. Elsharabasy (Author), Abdel Bassit El Shaarawy (Author), Walid Anwar (Author), Zeinab Ahmed Mahmoud (Author), Lina Essam Khedr (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Society of Diabetic Nephropathy Prevention, 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction: Low 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) level in hemodialysis (HD) patients is associated with high bone turnover, secondary hyperparathyroidism, and decreased bone mineral density (BMD). Objective: To investigate the efficacy of equivalent doses of pulse oral cholecalciferol versus intramus...