[Vitamin D Insufficiency in a Hospital Population: A Photograph from the Laboratory Perspective].

Journal: Acta medica portuguesa
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Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Although vitamin D deficiency is increasingly recognized around the world, there are few studies on the Portuguese reality. This study aims to analyse vitamin D levels in the assays performed in our hospital and their relationship with age, genre, requesting specialty and moment of sample collection.

Authors

  • Maria Joana Santos
    Serviço de Endocrinologia. Hospital de Braga. Braga. Portugal.
  • Vera Fernandes
    Serviço de Endocrinologia. Hospital de Braga. Braga. Portugal.
  • Fernando Mota Garcia
    Serviço de Patologia Clínica. Hospital de Braga. Braga. Portugal.