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Status of Vitamin D, Parathyroid Hormone, and Alfacalcidol among Anemic Hemodialysis Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease in the Gaza Strip

Article C Peer reviewed Observational

Key takeaways

This study measured vitamin D and parathyroid hormone levels in 300 people on dialysis in Gaza. It looked at how these levels relate to a common kidney drug called alfacalcidol. The study shows a link between these hormone levels and the patients' condition. It is an observational study, so it does not prove that the drug causes the changes.

Who did this work

Samy H. Khwaiter (Medical University of Varna)

Source

Article · OpenAlex, CKD works · 2026-09-20
https://doi.org/10.52865/edej6939