Association of Secondary Hyperparathyroidism with Hemoglobin Level in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease

Purpose: Secondary hyperparathyroidism (SHPT) is one of the less recognized reasons of anemia in chronic kidney disease (CKD). In this study, we evaluated the role of SHPT as a cause of anemia and correlation of intact parathyroid hormone (iPTH) and hemoglobin (Hb) level in hemodialysis (HD) patient...

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Main Authors: Happy Chutia, Alice Abraham Ruram, Himashree Bhattacharyya, Polina Boruah, Chandan Nath
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2013-01-01
Series:Journal of Laboratory Physicians
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/0974-2727.115935