VITA-D: cholecalciferol substitution in vitamin D deficient kidney transplant recipients: a randomized, placebo-controlled study to evaluate the post-transplant outcome.

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Published in Trials on May 29, 2009

Authors

Ursula Thiem1, Georg Heinze, Rudolf Segel, Thomas Perkmann, Franz Kainberger, Ferdinand Mühlbacher, Walter Hörl, Kyra Borchhardt

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Internal Medicine III, Division of Nephrology and Dialysis, Medical University of Vienna, Währinger Gürtel 18-20, 1090 Vienna, Austria. n0351588@students.meduniwien.ac.at

Associated clinical trials:

Vitamin D3 Substitution in Vitamin D Deficient Kidney Transplant Recipients (VITA-D) | NCT00752401

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