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Reducing overutilisation of serum vitamin D testing at a tertiary care centre

INTRODUCTION: Testing of 25-hydroxy (25-OH) vitamin D serum levels has increased drastically in recent years and much of it is considered inappropriate based on current guidelines. METHODS: In consultation with our physician groups (experts and frequent orderers), we modified existing guidelines and...

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Autores principales:	Tai, Felicia, Chin-Yee, Ian, Gob, Alan, Bhayana, Vipin, Rutledge, Angela
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	BMJ Publishing Group 2020
Materias:	Quality Improvement Report
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7047492/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32098778 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjoq-2020-000929

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