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Vitamin D Screening and Supplementation in Primary Care

Time to Curb Our Enthusiasm

The USA Recommendations

1. Shahangian S, Alspach TD, Astles JR, Yesupriya A, Dettwyler WK.

Trends in laboratory test volumes for Medicare Part B reimbursements, 2000–2010.

Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2014;138(2):189–203.

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2. Rooney MR, Harnack L, Michos ED, Ogilvie RP, Sempos CT, Lutsey PL.

Trends in use of high-dose vitamin D supplements exceeding 1000 or 4000 International Units daily, 1999–2014.

JAMA. 2017;317(23):2448–2450.

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3. LeFevre ML, LeFevre NM.

Vitamin D screening and supplementation in community-dwelling adults: common questions and answers.

Am Fam Physician. 2018;97(4):254–260.

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4. Choosing Wisely. American Society for Clinical Pathology. February 21, 2013.

http://www.choosingwisely.org/clinician-lists/american-society-clinical-pathology-population-based-screening-for-vitamin-d-deficiency/. Accessed August 8, 2017.

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5. LeFevre ML.

Screening for vitamin D deficiency in adults: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendation statement.

Ann Intern Med. 2015;162(2):133–140.

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6. Moyer VA.

Vitamin, mineral, and multivitamin supplements for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease and cancer: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendation statement.

Ann Intern Med. 2014;160(8):558–564.

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7. Moyer VA.

Vitamin D and calcium supplementation to prevent fractures in adults: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendation statement.

Ann Intern Med. 2013;158(9):691–696.

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8. Theodoratou E, Tzoulaki I, Zgaga L, Ioannidis JP.

Vitamin D and multiple health outcomes.

BMJ. 2014;348:g2035.

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9. Belluz J.

Your vitamin D tests and supplements are probably a waste of money.

Vox. June 20, 2017. https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2017/6/20/15838152/vitamin-d-deficiency-foods-symptoms. Accessed August 7, 2017.

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10. Scragg R, Stewart AW, Waayer D, et al.

Effect of monthly high-dose vitamin D supplementation on cardiovascular disease in the Vitamin D Assessment Study: a randomized clinical trial.

JAMA Cardiol. 2017;2(6):608–616.

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11. Cameron ID, Gillespie LD, Robertson MC, et al.

Interventions for preventing falls in older people in care facilities and hospitals.

Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2012;(12):CD005465.

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12. Manson JE, Brannon PM, Rosen CJ, Taylor CL.

Vitamin D deficiency – is there really a pandemic?

N Engl J Med. 2016;375(19):1817–1820.

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13. Jackson RD, LaCroix AZ, Gass M, et al.

Women's Health Initiative Investigators. Calcium plus vitamin D supplementation and the risk of fractures

[published correction appears in N Engl J Med 2006;354(10): 1102].

N Engl J Med. 2006;354(7):669–683.

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14. Bischoff-Ferrari HA, Dawson-Hughes B, Orav EJ, et al.

Monthly high-dose vitamin D treatment for the prevention of functional decline: a randomized clinical trial.

JAMA Intern Med. 2016;176(2):175–183.

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15. Ross AC, Taylor CL, Yaktine AL, Del Valle HB;

Committee to Review Dietary Reference Intakes for Vitamin D and Calcium; Institute of Medicine. Dietary Reference Intakes for Calcium and Vitamin D. Washington, DC: National Academies Press; 2011.

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16. Naugler C, Hemmelgarn B, Quan H, et al.

Implementation of an intervention to reduce population-based screening for vitamin D deficiency: a cross-sectional study.

CMAJ Open. 2017;5(1):E36–E39.

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