Journal of Renal Nutrition
Volume 18, Issue 5 , Pages 408-414 , September 2008

Vitamin D Status of Chronic Kidney Disease Patients Living in a Sunny Country

  • Lilian Cuppari, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Lilian Cuppari, PhD, Division of Nephrology, Federal University of São Paulo, Rua Pedro de Toledo 282, CEP 04039-000 São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
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  • Aluízio B. Carvalho, MD, PhD
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  • Sérgio A. Draibe, MD, PhD

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 This research was supported by the Oswaldo Ramos Foundation.

PII: S1051-2276(08)00336-1

doi: 10.1053/j.jrn.2008.05.004

Journal of Renal Nutrition
Volume 18, Issue 5 , Pages 408-414 , September 2008