Prevalence of Vitamin D Deficiency and its Relation with Bone Mineral Density in HIV/AIDS Patients

• Main Authors: Ramazan Korkusuz (Author), Özlem Altuntaş Aydın (Author), Hayat Kumbasar Karaosmanoğlu (Author), Yasemin Erdoğan Döventaş (Author), Rıdvan Karahasanoğlu (Author), Özcan Nazlıcan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Galenos Yayinevi, 2012-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Aim: In addition to immune regulation, vitamin D has the most important role in bone health. We aimed to investigate the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency and its relation with bone mineral density (BMD) in HIV-infected patients. Materials and Methods: Ninety-six HIV/AIDS patients were analyzed bet...