title: Use (or misuse) of vitamin D treatment in CKD and dialysis patients: A recent meta-analysis on vitamin D compounds in chronic kidney disease [1] and an editorial comment [2] accompanying this meta-analysis have already been published. We believe that these papers deserve some comments in the interest of the NDT readership.
authors.forename: Klaus
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Olgaard
authors.forename: Ewa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lewin
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D015201:Meta-Analysis as Topic; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014807:Vitamin D / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects; D014808:Vitamin D Deficiency / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D014807:Vitamin D