Effectiveness of native vitamin D therapy in patients with chronic kidney disease stage 3 and hypovitaminosis D in Colombia, South America

In a high percentage of patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) low levels of vitamin D are detected. The purpose of this study was to evaluate if the native vitamin D therapy (cholecalciferol) in the patients with stage 3 and hypovitaminosis D allows to modify markers of bone and mineral metabol...

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Autores:
Restrepo Valencia, Cesar A.
Aguirre Arango, Jose V.
Musso, Carlos G.
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Fecha de publicación:
2019
Institución:
Universidad Simón Bolívar
Repositorio:
Repositorio Digital USB
Idioma:
eng
OAI Identifier:
oai:bonga.unisimon.edu.co:20.500.12442/4533
Acceso en línea:
https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12442/4533
Palabra clave:
Vitamin D
Cholecalciferol
Chronic kidney disease
Hypovitaminosis D
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Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacional
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Summary:In a high percentage of patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) low levels of vitamin D are detected. The purpose of this study was to evaluate if the native vitamin D therapy (cholecalciferol) in the patients with stage 3 and hypovitaminosis D allows to modify markers of bone and mineral metabolism once normal serum levels have been achieved.