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1 to 1 of 1 Research Studies DisplayedLeBlanc ES, Zakher B, Daeges M
Screening for vitamin D deficiency: a systematic review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.
This review of benefits and harms associated with vitamin screening in asymptomatic adults found that treatment of vitamin D deficiency in asymptomatic adults might reduce mortality risk in institutionalized elderly persons and risks for falls but not fractures.
AHRQ-funded; 290200710057I
Citation: LeBlanc ES, Zakher B, Daeges M .
Screening for vitamin D deficiency: a systematic review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.
Ann Intern Med. 2015 Jan 20;162(2):109-22. doi: 10.7326/M14-1659..
Keywords: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), Vitamins and Supplements, Screening, Elderly, Prevention