Vitamin D testing: New targeted guidelines stem the overtesting tide

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 204, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 18-18.e1

  Boyages, Steven C ^a  

^a WESTERN SYDNEY LOCAL HEALTH DISTRICT   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VITAMIN D;

ARTICLE; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALABSORPTION; OSTEOMALACIA; OSTEOPOROSIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SCREENING TEST; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN D TESTING; ADOLESCENT; BLOOD; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

EID: 84954507465     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/mja15.00497     Document Type: Article

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