Vitamin D – whom to test and whom to treat

Controversies and consensus regarding vitamin D deficiency in 2015: whom to test and whom to treat?

Med J Aust. 2015 May 18;202(9):470-1.

Glendenning P1, Chew GT2.

1Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, WA, Australia. paul.glendenning@health.wa.gov.au

2University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia

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