Journal of Renal Nutrition
Volume 19, Issue 5 , Pages e19-e23 , September 2009

Does Treatment With Calciferol Have a Role in CKD Patients?

  • Christine Gries, MS, RD, CSR

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Christine Gries, MS, RD, CSR, Amherst Dialysis Facility, University of Virginia, Amherst, VA 24521.

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PII: S1051-2276(09)00172-1

doi: 10.1053/j.jrn.2009.07.001

Journal of Renal Nutrition
Volume 19, Issue 5 , Pages e19-e23 , September 2009

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