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Vitamin D Screening Variations in Children and Adolescents: Who should be Screened?
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Vitamin D Screening Variations in Children and Adolescents: Who should be Screened?

Renee L. Davis, Alongkorn Aksornsri and Michelle M. Papachrisanthou
Journal of pediatric nursing, Vol.45, pp.57-61
03/2019
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedn.2019.02.002
PMID: 30753957
Web of Science ID: WOS:000461967100022

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Abstract

Problem: No consensus on vitamin D deficiency (VDD) screening in children and adolescents exists. Early VDD detection can improve the health of children. VDD can cause bone mineralization diseases, such as rickets in children. The purpose of this review is to determine existing VDD screening recommendations or clinical practice guidelines in children and adolescents. Eligibility criteria: Inclusion criteria were VDD screening 'guideline', 'clinical practice guideline', and 'recommendations' for children and adolescents in English, published 2001-2018. Results: Eight current guidelines addressed VDD screening recommendations with the common recommendation results endorsing screening only for VDD in at-risk children and adolescents. Conclusions: There is insufficient evidence for pediatric healthcare providers to recommend which VDD risk factors should be utilized for screening in children and adolescents. (C) 2019 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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