1. Hypovitaminosis D among rheumatology outpatients in clinical practice
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David Halsall, A. J. Crisp, Nick Shenker, M. Mouyis, Amel Ginawi, Andrew J. K. Östör, Kenneth E. S. Poole, Poole, Kenneth [0000-0003-4546-7352], and Apollo - University of Cambridge Repository
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Adult ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Fibromyalgia ,Inflammatory arthritis ,Osteoporosis ,Rickets ,Immunopathology ,vitamin D deficiency ,Autoimmune Diseases ,Clinical ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Rheumatology ,Internal medicine ,Rheumatic Diseases ,Autoimmune disease ,medicine ,Vitamin D and neurology ,Humans ,Pharmacology (medical) ,Vitamin D ,Aged ,Cholecalciferol ,Retrospective Studies ,business.industry ,Middle Aged ,medicine.disease ,Vitamin D Deficiency ,chemistry ,Biochemical analysis ,Physical therapy ,Calcium ,business - Abstract
OBJECTIVES: A role for vitamin D in the pathogenesis of autoimmune and inflammatory diseases is emerging. We undertook an audit of 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25OHD) investigation and treatment in rheumatology outpatients. METHODS: Serum 25OHD requests were matched to electronic medical records from rheumatology and metabolic bone clinics (April 2006-March 2007). Data were analysed separately for two groups, 'Documented osteoporosis/osteopaenia' (Group 1) and 'General rheumatology outpatients' (Group 2, sub-divided by diagnosis). Hypovitaminosis D was defined by 25OHD levels
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- 2020
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