Vitamin D Deficiency and Its Relationship with Child-Pugh Class in Patients with Chronic Liver Disease
Open Access
- 1 February 2018
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Xia & He Publishing in Journal of Clinical and Translational Hepatology
- Vol. 6 (2), 1-6
- https://doi.org/10.14218/jcth.2017.00055
Abstract
Background and Aims: Skeletal manifestation in liver diseases represents the minimally scrutinized part of the disease spectrum. Vitamin D deficiency has a central role in developing hepatic osteodystrophy in patients with chronic liver disease. This study aimed to investigate vitamin D levels and their relationship with disease advancement in these patients.Keywords
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