Evaluation, treatment, and prevention of vitamin D deficiency: An endocrine society clinical practice guideline

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 96, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1911-1930

  Holick, Michael F ^a   Binkley, Neil C ^b   Bischoff Ferrari, Heike A ^c   Gordon, Catherine M ^d   Hanley, David A ^e   Heaney, Robert P ^f   Murad, M Hassan ^g   Weaver, Connie M ^h  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^d BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^f CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^h PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

25 HYDROXYVITAMIN D; ANTI HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AGENT; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CALCIUM; COLECALCIFEROL; COLESTYRAMINE; ERGOCALCIFEROL; GLUCOCORTICOID; KETOCONAZOLE; MULTIVITAMIN; PARATHYROID HORMONE; PHOSPHORUS; SUNSCREEN; VITAMIN D;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; CALCIUM INTAKE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHILD NUTRITION; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIET THERAPY; DRUG MEGADOSE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FOOD COMPOSITION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HYPERCALCEMIA; LACTATION; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; MALABSORPTION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; METABOLIC BONE DISEASE; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PATIENT CARE; PHOTOBIOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RICKETS; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SUN EXPOSURE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

EID: 79960104336     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: 19457197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2011-0385     Document Type: Review

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