Serum vitamin D levels in kidney transplant recipients: The importance of an immunosuppression regimen and sun exposure

Israel Medical Association Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 628-633

  Eyal, Ophir ^a   Aharon, Michal ^a   Safadi, Rifaat ^a   Dranitzki Elhalel, Michal ^a  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Kidney transplant; Liver transplant; Vitamin D

Indexed keywords

ALFACALCIDOL; AZATHIOPRINE; CINACALCET; CYCLOSPORIN; EVEROLIMUS; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; PREDNISONE; RAPAMYCIN; TACROLIMUS; VITAMIN D;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; KIDNEY FUNCTION; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SUN EXPOSURE; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

ADULT; AGED; CALCIFEDIOL; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSION; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; ISRAEL; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RENAL DIALYSIS; RENAL INSUFFICIENCY; RISK FACTORS; SUNLIGHT; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; VITAMINS;

EID: 84887177665     PISSN: 15651088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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