Journal article
Vitamin D deficiency in children with renal disease
Abstract
AIMS: The purpose of this study was to assess the vitamin D status of children with renal disease attending the outpatient clinics of our tertiary nephrology centre, allowing us to determine the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency and study its relationship with glomerular filtration rate (GFR) and serum parathyroid hormone (PTH) concentration.
METHODS: 90 boys and 53 girls (99 white Caucasians, 38 of South Asian origin and six from other ethnic …
Authors
Belostotsky V; Mughal MZ; Berry JL; Webb NJA
Journal
Archives of Disease in Childhood, Vol. 93, No. 11,
Publisher
BMJ
Publication Date
November 1, 2008
DOI
10.1136/adc.2007.134866
ISSN
0003-9888